Arundel Gate.
Sheffield, England,
United Kingdom
S1 2PP

The Ruskin Gallery, which is in the Millennium Gallery, contains a unique collection of minerals, paintings, drawings, ornithological prints, Medieval manuscripts, books and architectural plastercasts assembled by John Ruskin. The collection is known as the Ruskin Collection. It is owned by the Guild of St. George and cared for by Museums Sheffield.

Items on display range from the small to the large. The jewel like colours in a single peacock feather are picked up in watercolours displayed alongside. Detailed drawings of architectural features and landscape views illustrate the skill of the craftsman and the beauty of nature. The front of Rouen Cathedral is recreated in large panels enlarged from photographs taken by Ruskin.

A focal point in the gallery is a colossal glass sculpture installed along the full length of the gallery’s exterior window. Nature Water, designed by internationally renowned glass artist Keiko Mukaide, is based on the theme of nature, which features strongly in the Guild of St George collection. This exquisite work of art incorporates the textures of the sea with misty clouds, rain and snow.