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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

Creative Hands Foundation has received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to explore a Manchester factory’s links to West African textiles and culture

By Emma Griffiths 

Icon member Natasha Waddell writes on her investigations into a strange branch of the profession

Preparing books for the move at The Senior Library at Oriel College, Oxford

By Camilla Camus-Doughan

The figure was highly controversial in Reynolds’s day for showing an evil spirit but he resisted painting it out