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The Icon Metals Group is formed of both public and private sector conservation and restoration professionals working for museums, heritage organisations and other bodies responsible for the preservation of our cultural heritage. The metals group membership has a specialist interest in the conservation and restoration of metal objects which may be anything from small decorative artworks to large industrial machinery ranging in date from early history to the present day.
We are committed to training and continuing professional development and organise a wide range of conferences and events to support this. We actively collate and disseminate technical and professional information from funding and legislative bodies, heritage management organisations, and research institutions. The metals group committee is the conduit between these organisations, the ICON board and the wider membership and our mission is to support and represent the interests of both public and private sector heritage professionals within our group.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
ICON Metals Group is hosting a half day session at the ICON Conference 2013, Glasgow. The session is open to any subject as long as it bears a relevance with conservation of metals or composite objects with at least one metallic element that had required treatment. We are looking for case studies on practical treatments, protection of metallic objects, use of new treatment materials etc. Case studies from newly qualified professionals are also welcome.
Deadlines for papers is the 10th September 2012 Now Closed!
We have now collated the programme and al presenations in one single pdf file available to download here.
This colection is 22Mb/149 pages and can be a handy digital or printed refemce manual in your Conservation Library.
PUBLICATIONS
The 4rth Edition of the Metals Group handbook is now available
Handbook Preview
Cost: £5 plus P&P
 Order Form
NEWS
Staffordshire Hoard Conservation Advisory Panel
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery and Stoke Potteries Museum are seeking expressions of interest from Conservation Professionals, Scientists, Archaeologists and related professionals to join the Hoard Conservation Advisory Panel.
Advisory Panel Information
Staffordshire Hoard Conservation Professional Placement
The Hoard conservation project is able to offer four, two week placements a year, from September 2010- September 2012. Conservation professionals with specific skills sets in the conservation of metalwork, archaeological conservation and Anglo-Saxon metalwork are being sought to work with the Hoard conservationteam.
Professional Placement Information
Staffordshire Hoard Conservation Student Placement
The Hoard conservation project is able to offer 12 weeks of placement time a year, for two years. The placement time span can be from 2 weeks up to 1 month.
Student Placements Information
The Metals section wants to hear about what you've been working on. If you have been working on an interesting project, no matter how small or large then tell us about it. We are after articles around 1500 words in length with images sent separately in JPG format that can be put forward for Icon News. For more details or to send an article please email
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For results of the survey on ceramics, glass and metal composite objects see the report on the Resources (Members Only) page.
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