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The conservation and partial restoration of an 18th-century taxidermy bat specimen

Sara Crofts, Icon Chief Executive, writes about her recent work to ensure that conservation and heritage science have a voice in climate action.

The tribute written by Dr Chris Caple ACR

Collated by Nicola Emmerson, Cardiff University

Icon is inviting lapsed ACRs to take advantage of a limited-time amnesty to reinstate their accredited status.

On 13 July 2026, representatives from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) visited York Glaziers Trust as part of their ongoing review of responses to the consultation on proposed changes to workplace lead exposure limits under the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (CLAW 2002).

Each grant recipient received £1,100 for an audit from an Icon-accredited conservator

Grants for small and medium-sized museums

Former Icon Chief Executive Alison Richmond ACR FIIC has become an Honorary Member of the Livery of The Clothworkers’ Company in a virtual ceremony held on the 29th October.

We are very pleased to announce that the recipient of the Taylor & Francis Award for 2019 is Moe Sato for her contribution, 'Detergency evaluation of non-ionic surfactant Dehypon® LS54 for textile conservation wet cleaning' in Volume 42 of the Journal.

The results are in and we are are pleased to announce that the recipient of The Icon Journal Award 2018 for her contribution to Vol. 41 of the Journal of the Institute of Conservation is Objects conservator Pei-Chi Wu.

Information about how organisations can support the Center to Rescue Ukraine's Cultural Heritage

The deadline for applications for the Icon Tru Vue CPD Grants Programme is on 30th April 2020 at 9am. Whilst conferences and workshops might well not be on the cards at the moment, there are still lots of other things that you can be doing to support your continuing professional development.

Apply by 14 August