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24 Nov 2023

Icon Annual Lecture 2023: Conserving Empire

Dr Nick Merriman on decolonising museum collections

Video

14 Jun 2022

5 Ways for a Museum and Heritage Professional to Engage with LGBT Pride Month

Icon member Shoun Obana shares ideas and opportunities to celebrate Pride Month

Article

30 May 2022

Icon Board of Trustees Diversity Survey (June 2022)

Results of Icon's Board of Trustees Diversity Survey, June 2022

Report

26 Apr 2022

Icon Membership Diversity Survey (February 2022)

Report on Diversity and Inclusion based on Icon's third triennial membership survey

Report

22 Feb 2022

Diversity and Inclusion Task and Finish Group Report

In September 2021, the Icon Board unanimously agreed that improving diversity and inclusion was an urgent strategic priority and endorsed the first report from the Task and Finish Group. In December, we presented our proposals to Icon’s Board and the recommendations, which were voted on, received the Trustees’ support with no votes against.

Report

31 Jan 2022

SEND in Museums

Resource for the cultural sector which advocates for the inclusion of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in cultural spaces

External resource

21 Sep 2021

The absence of black and ethnic minority representation in UK heritage conservation and the value of including diverse voices

An article by Kendall Francis published in the Journal of Conservation

Article

01 Jul 2021

Icon Diversity and Inclusion Task and Finish Group: aims, objectives and reflections

A presentation delivered at the West Dean Student Conference 2021

Video

19 May 2021

Anti-racism and Allyship in the Workplace: A Brief Guide

There is a new sense of urgency in the fight against racism. Produced by Business in the Community, this guide outlines the steps individuals in the workplace can take towards becoming an effective ally.

External resource

17 Feb 2021

The British Museums: Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence, and Cultural Restitution

Author, curator, and professor Dan Hicks presents his recent publication: The Brutish Museums

External resource

12 Feb 2021

Conservators celebrated during #WomenInScienceDay

#WomenInScienceDay celebrated across the world

News

19 Jan 2021

The danger of silence

Bakita Kasadha talks to Clair Walton ACR about how her life was changed by infected blood products in the first of a new blog series ‘The Last Chance for Justice’

External resource

14 Oct 2020

Introducing the Diversity & Inclusion Task and Finish Group

Meet the people leading our work on diversity and inclusion issues.

News

08 Oct 2020

Icon member Lucy Angus ACR: Neurodiversity and me

To coincide with Dyslexia Awareness Week #DyslexiaCreates, Lucy Angus ACR shares her personal experience of working in conservation with dyslexia

Article

03 Jul 2020

Icon takes steps towards a diverse and inclusive profession

On 24 June 2020, Icon’s Board of Trustees established a Diversity & Inclusion Task and Finish Group to consider the issue of diversity and inclusion in the conservation profession and to develop recommendations for action.

News