‘For a stone, when it is examined, will be found a mountain in miniature.’

In partnership with The Alpine Club, Kendal Mountain Festival, the Mountain Heritage Trust and the National Trust.  In collaboration with colleagues across Lancaster University, drawing on the diverse collections of paintings, drawings, early photography, manuscripts and books in The Ruskin Whitehouse Collection, Lakeland Arts, The Alpine Club and elsewhere.

Event crowdsourcing ideas for an exhibition on Ruskin and mountains through a series of workshops and interventions, exploring the history, ecology, cultural value and future of mountain landscapes:
What do mountains mean?
How do we use mountains?
How do we imagine the mountains of the future?