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The Ruskin is a museum and research institute at Lancaster University, built around the Whitehouse Ruskin Collection of drawings, paintings, letters, manuscripts, photographs and daguerreotypes by the Victorian writer and artist John Ruskin and his circle. Its award-winning building, designed by Sir Richard MacCormac, was a free public museum with rotating exhibitions, and it has run creative workshops for children and families during school holidays. The building is currently closed to the public for refurbishment, so exhibitions and events are running off-site and online. The Ruskin suits older children and families with an interest in art, architecture, drawing or the history of science and the environment, and it sits beside Lancaster University's campus with views over the coast.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.- Zip-lock bagsThe shell collection, the wet swimming costume, the half-eaten sandwich.
Pocket money purseGift shop answered in advance, in numbers.- Wet bagFor whatever comes home soaked.
Lip balm
Sketchbook
Small bin bagCountry parks often have no bins at all.
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Photos: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Renée Kools, CC BY 4.0 · yawning hunter, CC BY 2.0
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