In 2022 two large oil canvas paintings, ‘St Ives Harbour’ and ‘Portrait of Captain Josiah Thomas’ by Cornish artist William Cox were conserved and put on public display thanks to funding from the Tru Vue® Conservation and Exhibition Grant Scheme.
Icon Member Dr Marieanne Davy Ball ACR, an ethnographic conservator and researcher, raises her concerns about the handling and storage of poison darts.
We had a great time at the Icon24 Conference: Conservation for Change on 2 and 3 July at the Royal Geographical Society in London! It was the highlight of our year, packed with energy, inspiration, and collaboration.
Lorraine Finch ACR shares an excerpt from her book, Low Cost/No Cost Tips for Sustainability in Cultural Heritage, to highlight how small changes can help us to work and live more sustainably
The Admonitions Scroll is an eighth-century Chinese painting on silk currently on display at the British Museum. Icon member Keeley Wilson gives a behind-the-scenes look at the preventive conservation of this significant artwork.
6 June 2024 marked the 80th anniversary since the D-Day operation, which set in motion the liberation of France from the Nazi occupiers and contributed immensely to the end of World War II. As we remember the sacrifice of the soldiers, tangible objects used on that day help us to connect to history in a more meaningful way.
We at Icon are especially delighted that the two outstanding conservators who worked on this 24-year(!) long project are Icon members: Elaine Owers and Yoko Hanegreefs.
Tayba Batool has recently completed her two year Icon Preventive Conservation Science Internship based at Rangers House, London, English Heritage. Read more from her blog about her involvement in a dust monitoring project at Kenwood House
