AGM Free

Icon Heritage Science Group AGM. Focus on: Paint Analysis

Conservation, conversations, and paint discoveries at historic Knole House.

This year's ICON HSG AGM will take place at Knole House, offering a chance to step beyond the meeting room and into one of the UK's most fascinating heritage settings.

Alongside the AGM, attendees will have the opportunity to visit the Paint Sample Archive, enjoy time exploring Knole, and hear from invited speakers working at the cutting edge of paint research and analysis. Whether you're interested in conservation science, architectural finishes, museum collections, or simply catching up with colleagues, there will be something for everyone.

Come for the AGM, stay for the conversations, discoveries, and inspiration.
Outline of Day

10.30–11.30: Tour of facilities / Paint Sample Archive at Knole
(Restricted capacity)


11.30–12.00: Coffee break
(Tea and coffee served in the meeting room)


12.00–13.00: AGM


13.00–14.00: Free time for lunch (not provided) and/or visit to Knole House


14.00–15.30: Two invited speakers on paint analysis, followed by Q&A
(Professor Erma Hermens, Director of the Hamilton Kerr Institute and Deputy Director of Conservation & Heritage Science, Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge and
Dr Phillipa McDonnell, Research Fellow in Conservation and Heritage, University of Lincoln, and Architectural Paint Researcher at Lincoln Conservation)