The Collection
The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection was formed by the educationalist and Liberal MP, John Howard Whitehouse (1873–1955), and contains thousands of paintings and drawings, books and manuscripts, and prints and photographs. It is the most extensive collection of works relating to John Ruskin (1819–1900) and his circle in the world, and the most widely consulted. The Collection is housed in Lancaster University’s award-winning museum designed by Sir Richard MacCormac, and at Ruskin’s home, Brantwood, on Coniston Water.
Coming soon will be the ability to search the digital collection.
Digital Collection
Our Online Collection Platform is coming soon. It will provide online access to thousands of digitised works and ephemera in the Collection with advanced search and filtering to help you find the relevant works.
The image below shows a preview of the Collection Platform.
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