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Arielle Juler is the current Icon Intern at National Trust for Scotland, undertaking a 12 month internship in preventive conservation, made possible through the generous support of the Bute Memorial Fund.

Conservation work leads to finding missing mother in family portrait

David Luard is considered a leading conservator of Gibbons carvings

Lito Angelaki, a Paintings Conservator, reflects on her discovery of a second hidden painting and the challenges she faced working on this fascinating project

René Rice, Head of Decorative Arts at Cliveden Conservation, explains why condition surveys are vital for the remedial treatment of ornamental ceilings

Many of us have seen recent examples of the danger posed by insensitive restoration and conservation.

Some conservators are responsible for the care of a whole collection - find out more about their job and skills

Following research and conservation, portrait long thought to be Katherine Parr is revealed to actually be Catherine of Aragon

Icon member Dr Victoria Purewal ACR on conserving a 120-year-old crocodile discovered under the floorboards of a school classroom

One year on from the introduction of Coronavirus lockdown restriction ceramics conservator Peter David ACR reflects on what it has meant for him and for his business

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by Sarah Graham

Over the last few months, since the easing of lockdown measures, The Bowes Museum Icon/NHLF Textile Conservation Interns Charlotte Cameron (a graduate of M.Phil. Textile Conservation at The Centre for Textile Conservation) and Kezia Cosson (a graduate of the University of Lincoln, Conservation of Cultural Heritage BA) have been back to work on a part-time basis to assist the museum’s Preventive Conservator Frederick Stubbs in deep cleaning the galleries whilst the museum was closed to visitors.