Modern Materials

Icon's Modern Materials Group brings together specialists interested in the conservation and preservation of modern materials and digital content

Modern materials are increasingly being collected by museums and the heritage sector as artists, designers and manufacturers adopt or adapt these materials for their art and products. 

Modern materials are varied and include plastics, pigments, binders, coatings, fabrics and can also include objects that without their electronic and digital components do not function or have value.

This network is dedicated to their preservation and hopes to bring together specialist knowledge and opportunities to network for this purpose.

Join the conversation on social media by following us on Twitter. Please use our hastags:

#IconMMN #NoMaterialTooModern

Intersted in joining? Get in touch with our Group via email.

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Our committee

Find out more about us

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Challenges of the Modern Object

No material is too modern! 

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My Museum of Plastics

A series of investigations into the materials in our homes

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Group members' area

Upcoming meetings and committee documents - access for network members only

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Conserving modern materials

A collection of website resources

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Upcoming events

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External

The future is Human Made Symposium

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Icon Stained Glass Group Conference 2026