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27.04.2017

5 Things to Consider When Dealing With Egyptian Artefacts

National Museums Liverpool's World Museum is about to open its doors to the new Ancient Egypt gallery In the face of the...

Tags: members, blogs, care of collections, archaeology, ethnography

30.03.2017

The Genesis of Modern Conservation – the Florence Flood Revisited

The Florence Flood – Interview with Ezio Buzzegoli by Gianlorenzo Pignatti ACR Florence December 2016 After the fiftieth...

Tags: paintings, care of collections, history, blogs

24.03.2017

Conservators to the Rescue! 6 Averted Artwork Blunders

We’ve decided to look back at famous incidents of artworks and artefacts being damaged and then conserved back to their...

Tags: paintings, care of collections, heritage

23.03.2017

Conservators Get to Work to Repair Slashed Gainsborough

A much loved masterpiece by Gainsborough, known as The Morning Walk, was slashed with a screwdriver by a member of the...

Tags: paintings, care of collections, museum, news

17.03.2017

State-of-the-art Conservation Studio Opens at Knole

The two-story studio is the latest project to be completed in the £20 million restoration The revamp at Knole is the largest...

Tags: buildings, care of collections, furniture and wood

20.02.2017

Call for Papers: First Aid for Finds

European Association of Archaeologists Conference 2017 Abstract submission deadline 15 March 2017 We would like to invite...

Tags: archaeology, care of collections, opportunities, call for papers

16.02.2017

Face To Face With Talbot's Death Mask

Accredited Icon member, Valerie Kaufmann, recently took to work conserving the death mask of Charles Talbot, The Duke of...

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06.12.2016

Rare world map saved by National Library conservators

Conservators at the National Library of Scotland complete complex restoration of 17th century wall map Conservators at the...

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15.11.2016

Louvre unveils controversial Da Vinci restoration

Nine-month restoration has removed as many as half of the 15 varnish layers accumulated and oxidised over time The Louvre...

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02.11.2016

Florence Flood: memories of the aftermath

Designer bookbinder and Icon Member Faith Shannon shares her account of the monumental rescue efforts following the Florence...

Tags: care of collections, book & paper, heritage, history

02.11.2016

Waters rising: Sheila Waters marks 50-year anniversary of Florence Flood

Renowned calligrapher Sheila Waters shares memories of the disastrous Florence Flood and her husband's efforts to instil...

Tags: care of collections, book & paper, history

19.10.2016

Ghent masterpiece restored to former glory

First stage of complex restoration project reveals secrets of ‘the most stolen artwork of all time’ Like any famous icon,...

Tags: paintings, care of collections

18.10.2016

AIM conservation grants funded for three more years

The Pilgrim Trust continues support for conservation projects across independent museums The Association of Independent...

Tags: grants, opportunities, care of collections

04.10.2016

The death of an object: a follow-up report

Following our recent discussion of whether or not objects can die, we hear from Catherine Fairless, the Icon Member who...

Tags: gilding and decorative surfaces, care of collections

28.09.2016

Material girl: Ksynia Marko ACR featured in the Financial Times

Plowden Medal winner explains why tapestry conservators have their work cut out Ksynia Marko ACR , winner of the Plowden...

Tags: plowden medal, care of collections, textiles

21.09.2016

Blog: Icon Tru Vue winner reports from Berlin

Should we relax environmental guidelines for collections, asks Emilia Kingham, Tru Vue grant winner and conservator at UCL’s...

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14.09.2016

Can objects die and if so who decides?

Who are the custodians of 'value' and how do they decide that an object cannot or should not be saved? Two conservators...

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14.09.2016

Scientists reveal rare Mexican manuscript hidden from view for 500 years

Researchers from the Bodleian Libraries and two Dutch universities publish details of a pre-colonial Mexican codex,...

Tags: book & paper, care of collections

31.08.2016

Applications open for manuscript conservation grants

NMCT grants available for conservation, binding and other preservation measures including digitisation The National...

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03.08.2016

Applications open for Historic Royal Palaces' Heritage Science Scholarship

Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is funding a scholarship open to candidates accepted onto UCL's MRes in Science and Engineering...

Tags: heritage science, buildings, care of collections, education, historic interiors

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