Marsh Awards 2024 were announced during the Evening Reception at the Icon24 Conference at the Royal Geographical Society.

The tribute written by Dr Chris Caple ACR

Pamela Pratt will be remembered warmlyby her former students and colleagues world-wide.The following is an appreciation compiled by some of us who knew her well…

Bev/Art, a pioneering Norwegian company, is transforming how museums and cultural heritage sites manage their environments.

The winners of the Museums + Heritage Awards have been announced.

We are delighted to announce that Icon has signed the agreement of mutual recognition of accreditation with ICRI.

Michael Pascoe, who died recently at the age of 93, was an influential conservation scientist who spent his conservation career at the British Museum and Camberwell College of Arts.

Zoological Society of London appeals to the public to collect artefacts related to the history of London Zoo ahead of the Zoo's bicentennial celebrations.

Open Letter from Icon CEO Emma Jhita to Lesley Griffiths MS regarding the significant cuts to Welsh heritage and culture confirmed within the Welsh Government’s budget for 2024/25.

The conservation of Angelica Kauffman's Diomedes and Cressida original neoclassical frame

The 6 June 2024 marks 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. 

Read about Icon’s visit to the Museums + Heritage show 15- 16 May 2024 at Kensington Olympia.

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

Nominations are now open for the 25th Plowden Medal Conservation Award 2024

Read about Icon's recent visit to the BFI's National Archive to discuss Accreditation