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1. RE: Plastic free alternatives 2. Special Issue New Perspectives for the Sustainable Conservation of Cultural Heritage - call for papers 3. Care of Collections Reading Group - 5 August 16.00 BST 4. ICON Stained Glass Group Annual Conference 3rd – 4th October 2025. We are delighted to announce that this year's annual conference will be held in Canterbury Cathedral Precincts. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1.From: Jacob Thomas Posted: Saturday June 7, 2025 7:33 AM Subject: RE: Plastic free alternatives Message: Hello, In response to the question about plastic-free alternatives. There have been some very interesting developments in paper recently. I have been working with a product called Sylvicta now produced by Fedrigoni which is a replacement for plastics in food packaging. It has pretty impressive barrier properties and is 100% MFC pulp. To my knowledge it has not been used in conservation and would need all the vetting etc. But it is already approved for food contact so it is halfway there so to speak. If people are interested, I can speak to the head of R&D at Fedrigoni. Best regards Jacob ------------------------------ Jacob Thomas [email protected] ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 06-06-2025 06:41 From: Deborah Farndell Subject: Plastic free alternatives Dear Fellow Conservators, I am reaching out to see if anyone has come across a plastic free transparent material that is not glass that we can use for encapsulating archival collections in place of Melinex or polypropylene sheets. Deborah Farndell ACR Senior Conservator, Conservation Department, Cambridge University Library. West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR Tel: 44(0)1223 333 017 <tel:1223 333 017> 2.From: Anne-Solenn Le Hô Posted: Saturday June 7, 2025 7:34 AM Subject: Special Issue New Perspectives for the Sustainable Conservation of Cultural Heritage - call for papers Message: Dear Colleagues A reminder to share a call for papers for the special issue New Perspectives for the Sustainable Conservation of Cultural Heritage to be published in Heritage. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/heritage/special_issues/GI3WZ74S36 <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/heritage/special_issues/GI3WZ74S36> Extended deadline: 30 September 2025 The scope of this Special Issue includes the following themes: - Preventive conservation, lifecycle analysis, targeted interventions, low-carbon and passive solutions, bio-sourced materials, and the re-evaluation of conservation standards. - Restoration and curing. - Act/acting/actors. - Crossover between heritage and sustainable ecology, i.e., the establishment of a reciprocal relationship between cultural heritage and its environment. - Culture/mitigation/ resource platform and support. - Integrating conservation with contingency stakes (tourism, mobility of public, access, economy, social and cultural aspects, biodiversity ...)/ acceptability. The submissions of exploratory, in-progress or mature research providing a comprehensive overview of the topic under study are welcome. This research may have been performed at different scales, and at local, regional or higher levels. Case studies presenting short- or long-term research and the monitoring of cultural heritage will be appreciated, in addition to articles that consider the various stages of conservation work and integrate material life-cycle assessments. Reflections on innovative technology and traditional or native practices, impact measurement, cost, consumption and our carbon footprint, as weel as the short-circuit approach are also encouraged. The themes covered are: artefacts, museum collections, buildings, natural or archaeological sites and intangible heritage. Original and high-quality research articles, reviews, and case studies that address various aspects of this field are expected. If you are interested, the SI is open for submissions. For details: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/heritage/special_issues/GI3WZ74S36 <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/heritage/special_issues/GI3WZ74S36> Anne-Solenn Le H & Ann Bourgs Anne-Solenn Le H Head, Painting Research department - C2RMF UMR8247 CNRS, Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris Palais du Louvre, 14 quai Franois Mitterrand, 75001 PARIS - FRANCE Tel : 33 1 40 20 54 78 33 6 60 19 23 37 www.c2rmf.fr <http://www.c2rmf.fr/> Merci de nous aider prserver lenvironnement en nimprimant ce courriel et les documents joints que si ncessaire. 3.From: Meagen Smith Posted: Saturday June 7, 2025 1:18 PM Subject: Care of Collections Reading Group - 5 August 16.00 BST Message: The Icon Care of Collections Reading Group explores and discusses open access articles covering preservation, collection care and collection wide conservation such as environmental monitoring, risk management, collection moves, etc. This activity provides an accountability partner for reading through the new or established research as a method of keeping our awareness high. **The group meets the first Tuesday, every two months for an hour of discussion 16.00 BST. All are welcome to attend –though if you haven't read the book/journal/article, you won't miss any spoilers: degradation, embrittlement, climate change! To sign up and vote for your choice of texts: https://doodle.com/sign-up-sheet/participate/7eddc1b9-1c70-4517-bd65-593a00803148/select **Fifth session: 5 August, 2025 via Zoom. The link will be emailed closer to the date. **Fifth session reading choices are: *** Angelova, L.V., Nawaz, S., Kafadaroğlu, B. et al. The use of 'poisonous insecticidal solutions' in bookbinding: coping with historic pesticide treatments in the archive. Herit Sci 11, 51 (2023). doi 10.1186/s40494-023-00866-y *** Conserving Transparent Plastics: Bringing Research into Practice Through the Treatment of the Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Sculpture Giraffa Artificiale doi 10.1080/00393630.2025.2450980 *** Wickens, J. D. J. (2024). Preventive Conservation: Continuously Defining Itself at the Crossroads of Theory and Practice. Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, 1–13. 10.1080/01971360.2024.2348924 Votes will be checked early July and the preferred the text communicated by email and a follow up post. ------------------------------ Meagen Smith Library and archive conservator Lambeth Palace Library ------------------------------ 4.From: Moira Malcolm Posted: Saturday June 7, 2025 1:19 PM Subject: ICON Stained Glass Group Annual Conference 3rd – 4th October 2025. We are delighted to announce that this year's annual conference will be held in Canterbury Cathedral Precincts. Message: Removed, Remodelled, Relocated: The Movement of Stained Glass from its Original Setting to Places New ICON Stained Glass Group Annual Conference 3rd – 4th October 2025. We are delighted to announce that this year's annual conference will be held in Canterbury Cathedral Precincts. The movement of stained glass from its original setting to places new is not a recent phenomenon. Stained glass windows have been bought, sold, shipped, traded, copied, and counterfeited for centuries. However, the upswing in the closure of historic buildings and places of worship has led to an increased risk to stained glass both in the UK and worldwide. Where windows are not lost entirely, they are being dismantled, reworked, resold, and relocated. Though often ensuring their continued existence, these interventions have far-reaching implications for the stained glass pieces involved. Their condition, context, historical significance, and inherent meaning are all susceptible to change. Event Programme This year's jam-packed conference will include two days of lectures and discussions on the challenges, solutions, and opportunities presented by these situations for medieval, modern, and composite stained glass. We are delighted to be hosting lectures by esteemed professionals from all over the world – speaking on glass from the United Kingdom, Europe, America and in Japan. After the success of previous years, there will be an informal quiz and buffet dinner on Friday evening for a bit of fun! This is a great chance to mingle and test your knowledge. The Saturday will include tours of both the Cathedral and the conservation studio all included in the cost. Book Your Ticket! Removed, Remodelled, Relocated: The movement of stained glass from its original setting to places new <https://www.icon.org.uk/events/removed-remodelled-relocated-the-movement-of-stained-glass-from-its-original-setting-to-places-new.html> Icon remove preview <https://www.icon.org.uk/events/removed-remodelled-relocated-the-movement-of-stained-glass-from-its-original-setting-to-places-new.html> Removed, Remodelled, Relocated: The movement of stained glass from its original setting to places new Join us in Canterbury Cathedral Precincts for a two day programme of fascinating talks and exploration of transposed stained glass with internationally renowned speakers. View this on Icon > <https://www.icon.org.uk/events/removed-remodelled-relocated-the-movement-of-stained-glass-from-its-original-setting-to-places-new.html> Early bird tickets are now on sale! Secure your spot at a discounted rate, available to Icon Members, Student Members, and Non-Members. Make sure you don't miss out, early bird pricing ends on 18 July 2025 at 5PM. You can also join us for the Stained Glass Group Buffet Dinner and Quiz on Friday night for just £30 extra. It's a perfect way to connect, relax, and enjoy the evening! Book your early bird ticket now ! ------------------------------ Moira Malcolm Chair of Icon Stained glass Group [email protected] Director of Rainbow Glass Studio Ltd Stained Glass Conservator/Artist Prestwick [email protected] 01292 474279 ------------------------------ You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. 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