Internship at English Heritage

Icon internship
Conservation of Paintings
Caring for Kenwood Project
funded by Heritage Lottery Fund EFP12/14

This Icon Internship based at English Heritage in London for 12
months. With an educational bursary of UKP16,000 plus small London
allowance and training study supplement, the placement will start
early November 2012 and will be supervised by Rachell Turnbull, ACR.
The Iveagh Bequest and Suffolk Collection at Kenwood House are two
internationally significant collections of paintings. These
collections will be conserved and treated at the English Heritage
Painting Conservation Studio and on site for the re-presentation and
opening of Kenwood in October 2013.

The focus of this internship will be to carry out examination,
documentation and treatment of one or two paintings and frames for
re-display at Kenwood as well as gain invaluable experience of
working in a major heritage organisation, learn about collections
care and heritage practice and contribute to the daily work of the
Conservation department.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate eligibility to live and work
in the UK for the duration of this placement. For further
information and application form, see the Internship section
www.icon.org.uk

Closing date is 31 August 2012

Interviews will be held on 27 September 2012

Contact:

    Jayne Sheraton
    Training Officer
    Institute of Conservation (Icon)
    jsheraton<-at->icon<.>org<.>uk


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