Institute of Conservation
The Institute of Conservation (ICON) is a voice for the conservation of cultural heritage in the UK, with over three thousand individuals and organizations in membership, including professional conservators working with heritage objects and buildings with others who share a commitment to improving the understanding of, and access to, cultural heritage. As a charity, ICON is committed to public benefit through promoting public understanding of, and access to, all the diverse elements of cultural heritage.
ICON administers an accreditation scheme for suitably trained and qualified professionals in conservation and restoration called PACR (Professional Accreditation of Conservator-Restorers.) A conservation practice with an accredited employee in the UK or Ireland may join the Conservation Register maintained by ICON.[1]
ICON is based at 1.5 Lafone House, Leathermarket in London, England.