Care of Collections

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About us

Icon Care of Collections Group brings together all conservators as well as external professionals such as curators, archivists and architects

Our Committee

The CCG Committee have worked in a wide variety of roles for both institutions and in private practice in historic houses, museums, and libraries and on archaeological sites

Care of Collections Resources

A virtual bookshelf of useful resources for the care of collections

Touchy Feely Conference

Abstracts from the Icon Care of Collections Group's conference held on 9 January 2015 at Hampton Court Palace

Group members' area

Upcoming meetings and committee documents - access for group members only

Caring for your Collections

A new video from the Icon Care of Collections Group provides simple advice and tips for caring for a variety of household objects and materials

16 Jun 2022

The Creative Conservators Kit

Inspiring families to engage with the role of conservation at the Queen's House

Article

26 May 2022

Emergency guidance for caring for cultural property

Guidance to support heritage professionals in Ukraine: fire fighting, smoke damage, protecting an iconostasis

Guidance

25 May 2022

Painting of Dunkirk owned by Winston Churchill goes on public display at his former home Chartwell for first time following conservation

Icon member Sophie Reddington ACR and her team carried out the conservation work at the National Trust’s Royal Oak Foundation Conservation Studio at Knole in Kent

Article

25 Mar 2022

Think like a bug and win the battle against household insect pests

Hilary Jarvis from the National Trust shares tips on how to deal with the most common pests

External resource

11 Mar 2022

New Heritage Fund Campaign Supports Dynamic Collections

The new Dynamic Collections campaign will support collecting organisations across the UK to become more inclusive and resilient

News

22 Dec 2021

Levelling up: Caring for collections in local museums

Icon Chief Executive, Sara Crofts, shares some thoughts about 'levelling up'

Article

25 Nov 2021

Top tips for caring for your treasures

Simple advice from the Icon Care of Collections Group for caring for a variety of household objects and materials, including glassware, wood, textiles, books and leather

Article

Upcoming events

1 September 2021

Principles of Bronze Conservation

Online Training course

19 August 2022

CEx Drop-in Session - August 2022

Join Sara Crofts, Chief Executive at Icon, for a lunch time drop-in session on the third Friday of every month.

Social

20 – 28 August 2022

Care of Collections

About us

Our Committee

Care of Collections Resources

Touchy Feely Conference

Group members' area

Caring for your Collections

Care of Collections resources

The Creative Conservators Kit

Emergency guidance for caring for cultural property

Painting of Dunkirk owned by Winston Churchill goes on public display at his former home Chartwell for first time following conservation

Think like a bug and win the battle against household insect pests

New Heritage Fund Campaign Supports Dynamic Collections

Levelling up: Caring for collections in local museums

Top tips for caring for your treasures

Upcoming events

Principles of Bronze Conservation

CEx Drop-in Session - August 2022

ICOM Prague 2022: The Power of Museums

Book & Paper Group: The Annual 2022 Frederick Bearman Research Grant Lecture

Church Monuments Society: Weekend Symposium based in King's Lynn