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Icon Conference 2010

The programme for CF10 and booking details for this event are now available on our website.

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The Pilgrim Trust and Tate are funding an Icon internship based at Tate Britain.
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Priceless Antique Roadshow

This series will be transmitted on BBC2 at 6.30pm from Monday 1 February 2010.  There will be twenty half hour episodes to be transmitted between Monday and Friday over a four week period and is a celebration of over thirty years of treasured moments and antiques and gives a flavour of what makes the expert tick and what has shaped their interests.  Penny Britten, furniture expert, spent a day at the National Trust textile studio learning about some basic embroidery techniques.  This episode will be featured on Monday 22 February 2010.

 
A Provisional Survey - Heritage Damage in Haiti
haiti.jpgA provisional survey has been completed regarding the current damage suffered by museums and galleries in Haiti.  To find out more, please click here .
 
York Minster East Window rescued from fire
east_window.jpgOn New Year’s Eve, the 600-year old Great East window of York Minster  was threatened by a fire which broke out in an office at the minster’s stonemasons’ yard. The window – acknowledged to be a masterpiece and one of the most important medieval stained glass windows in the world - is currently undergoing conservation.
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Conservators find “air tractor”
The remains of the first aeroplane ever taken to Antarctica have been uncovered by conservators undertaking work on the wooden huts used as a base for the expeditions led over 1911-12 by Australian explorer Douglas Mawson. The plane - a single-engine Vickers - was part of the expedition by over 1911-12. The plane saw service as a motorised sledge, with its wings left back in England following an accident. It was eventually abandoned as its engine was unable to withstand such low temperatures. Preserving the plane is a key part of the conservators mission. The conservators’ ongoing blog and further information can be read on the Mawson’s huts website.
 
Architects’ Conservation Register criticised
The Royal Incorporation of British Architects (RIBA) faces criticism over plans to launch a register of conservation architects this spring. Complaints came chiefly from the body running the existing register: Architects Accredited in Building Conservation -  AABC) Read more....
 
The Clothworkers' Foundation Travel Bursaries - NEW guidelines
clothworkers.jpgAwards of up to £1,000 to help qualified conservators to attend events directly relevant to their discipline.Bursaries will be awarded throughout the year, subject to availability of funding.The new application form and guidelines can be downloaded here . Further information can be found on their website 
 

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