Icon's Modern Materials Group brings together specialists interested in the conservation and preservation of modern materials and digital content.
Joined December 2018
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I'm very excited to be giving a talk for the ICON Modern Materials Group in a few weeks! I'll be discussing recent research on the degradation of plastic museum objects. icon.org.uk/events/complex-u… @IconMMN @UCL_ISH @lomecreu @ucqbbem @Conservators_UK @TheBartlettUCL @makearne
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Great interview with @UCL_ISH PhD graduate Rose King and others in Chemistry World on degrading Barbies and plasticiser loss! chemistryworld.com/features/…
@lomecreu @TheBartlettPhD @SimoniDaRos
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West Dean College presents
LIVE ONLINE COURSE – AN INTRODUCTION TO PLASTIC MATERIALS
15 November 2023 with Brenda Keneghan @IconMMN @IrishMuseums @ICRI @Conservators_UK @artscouncil_ie @conservators @plastiquarian1 @UCL_ISH
ALT https://www.westdean.ac.uk/short-courses/m1w13590--live-online-course-an-introduction-to-plastic-materials-part-1
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@IconMMN and @UkNatArchives are running a knowledge transfer event about problems commonly found with modern materials in archives and potential solutions.
📅: 13 Sept 2023, 10am-12pm
📍: @UKNatArchives
Register here: icon.org.uk/events/modern-ma…
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📢Attention Modern Materials conservators: CALL FOR TALKS & HOLD THE DATE for the Christmas meeting at the Museum of London’s store in Hackney
@IconMMN are holding a Christmas meeting on the 8th of Dec. They are planning a day with short talks, and would like your contributions:
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A new #heritagescience paper by #PhD researcher @TjasaRijavec, on #PVC degradation was published. Access the full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegra…
Photo: Chair, Blow; Designed by Jonathan de Pas. Matt Flynn © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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A brilliant tour of significant early plastic sites around East London today with Natasha Vicars. Thanks to everyone who came along!
And we’re off! Co-chair @Fabiana_P_ introduces the start of the tour in front of this unassuming Sainsburys Local in Hackney Wick, which is the site where the worlds first man made plastic was invented!
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We are happy to announce that our guided tour of significant early plastics sites around East London has a new confirmed date of Friday 9th December! Delegates have been emailed to rebook, but we still have a few spaces left.
Further details/tickets: icon.org.uk/events/modern-ma…
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We had such a great time at the Festival of Plastics the other week - find out more in our latest blog post museumofdesigninplastics.blo… @complexplastic @Kcurran6K
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The myriad uses of Lankro Plasticizers in 1958. Used in products for the home, garden and car
#plasticshistory #chemicalworks #Manchester #1950s
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An interesting heritage science job opportunity in plastics conservation! portal.unitemps.com/Search/J… Please pass on to anyone you think would be interested!
@Tate @MuseumofLondon @plastiquarian1 @UCLHoA @IconMMN @MoDiPAUB @makearne
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Had an amazing time at today’s Festival of Plastics, part of the @complexplastic project at @UCL_ISH. A great opportunity to share ideas and an enthusiasm for all things plastic! Special thanks to @MuseumofLondon for hosting! @TheBartlettUCL @MayCassar @lomecreu @44orr
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Amazing day learning about the preservation and conservation of plastics!
@MuseumofLondon @ucl @Tate #festivalofplastics #plastics #conservation #storage #preservation
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Do you work with plastic collections? Do you worry about looking after them? The Festival of Plastics could be for you! This free event is part of the @complexplastic project at @UCL_ISH and is run in partnership with the @MuseumofLondon
museumoflondon.org.uk/museum…
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We are very excited to announce our next MMN event, a guided tour of significant early plastics sites around East London led by Natasha Vicars on 16th September (possibly followed by a pub outing)! Further details/tickets: icon.org.uk/events/modern-ma… (image copyright @MuseumofLondon)
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We have the most exciting news - the MoDiP collection has been awarded Designated status by @ace_national @ace_southwest
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Love a workshop with a lot of handling collection objects and examples of degradation! #PlasticSurgeryWorkshop @MuseumofLondon Thank you Abby and @Jannick98019082! @IconMMN @CCG_ICON
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Sure to be a fantastic event - get your tickets! 🎟️
📆 Operation Night Watch, Rijksmuseum • 23 February 2022, 19:00 - 20:30. What a way to kickstart the new year! Who’ll be joining us this February? The @rijksmuseum will present their most important research results form the last two years. >> icon.org.uk/events/paintings…
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Some really great info in this talk, especially on lifetimes and use cases to reduce the reliance on non-recyclable packing products #futuretalks021
