John Ruskin and the Idea of the Museum

As the 2018 Paul Mellon Lecture, the Yale Center for British Art will host Tristram Hunt in a discussion about the fundamental idea of the museum. The event, free and open to the public and also live-streamed from the Center’s website, explores the value of museums and the role of museums as seen in John Ruskin’s writings. After the event, a reception will be held in the Library Court.

Tristram Hunt is the current director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London ad a former Labour Party Parliament member.