Author Archives: Museum of Walking

Out and About in Shoreditch: Why do people make Shoreditch their home? 10.45am – 1.45pm Saturday 13 February, 2016 Geffrye Museum 136 Kingsland Road, London E2 8EA Come and explore the creative and social aspirations that make this part of London such … Continue reading →

Home Fronts – a Ruskin Walk in Shoreditch 10.30am- 1.30pm Saturday 27 June, 2015  Start with a walk from Shoreditch High Street overground station,via Unto this Last, Brick Lane, to  finish with a workshop at the Geffrye Museum  Complementing the Homes … Continue reading →

Looking forward to seeing you in June 2015, when Ruskin will be out walking in Shoreditch again, this time complementing the “Homelessness” exhibition at the Geffrye Museum.  Further details regarding start time and date will be announced shortly. Ruskin Walks … Continue reading →

10.30am – 1.30pm Saturday 7 February 2015 Geffrye Museum, London E2 8EA Our visit to the streets and houses around the Geffrye Museum in Shoreditch are the setting for this year’s special event marking the birthday of John Ruskin. Shoreditch … Continue reading →

To mark the anniversary of John Ruskin’s birthday, Martin Fidler and Andrew Stuck organised a Ruskin Walk in Shoreditch on Saturday 8 February 2014.  It may have rained a little but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of some 20 people on … Continue reading →

Saturday 8 February 10.00am – 1.00pm Start Shoreditch High Street Overground station. Finish: Geffrye Museum (close by Hoxton Overground station) Price: £25 Book: http://ruskinwalksinshoreditch.eventbrite.co.uk To mark the anniversary of John Ruskin’s birthday, Martin Fidler and Andrew Stuck invite you to … Continue reading →

Join the latest Ruskin Walk at Leighton House Museum, Holland Park, London (coming soon) – book your place here. Leighton House is a gem, with sumptuous interiors and exquisite decoration, and on the top floor, the recreation of Sir Frederic Leighton‘s studio, … Continue reading →

We are delighted to announce five Ruskin Walks in the early summer, with a commission from the UpDown Gallery in Ramsgate, Kent to undertake four walks in the surrounding area.  We will be returning to Leighton House, Holland Park Road … Continue reading →

On Wednesday 11 July, Martin Fidler undertook a reprise of the Ruskin Walk that was commissioned by the Camberwell Festival of Arts in 2007.  Since the original ‘Drawing the Ruskin Walk’ took place, the Ruskin Walk has developed in ways … Continue reading →

Planners from the Bartlett School at University College London accompanied Martin Fidler, creator of the Ruskin Walk, on an investigation around the residential streets of East Dulwich, Herne Hill and Camberwell in June. After the exertions of undertaking PhDs in … Continue reading →