Heritage
Letter to the Editor | 'Your review of a Mumbai show is written through a Kiplinguesque East meets West lens'
Two academics analyse our review of 'Ancient Sculptures' at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, which brought together sculptures from India with those from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Assyria
Turkey reopens former Byzantine Chora church as a mosque amid muted objections
Most of the Istanbul monument’s ancient frescoes and mosaics remain on view after restoration
Mavisbank House: abandoned Scottish 18th-century mansion to be rescued at last
The the house near Edinburgh is considered one of Britain’s most important buildings—but also its most derelict
Portrait of Charles I's children revealed to be by inventor of tri-colour printing
The print by Jacob Christoph le Blon, which hung under a staircase of a Norfolk mansion, was thought to be a copy of a work by Anthony Van Dyck
Newly unveiled statue of Queen Elizabeth II and her corgis splits opinion
The memorial by Hywel Brân Pratley is situated in the town of Oakham, UK
St Mark’s architect warns that Venice’s historic houses are falling down
In an interview, Maria Piana, the architect responsible for the famous basilica, says urgent action is needed to save the city’s houses from rising water levels
Monumental disaster: officials bicker as Eiffel Tower falls into disrepair
The landmark in Paris is struggling, as costs for repairing and repainting the massive 135-year-old structure threaten to spiral out of control, prompting workers on the site to strike—just as the Olympic Games are about to kick off.
Flat decorated with minotaurs and lion heads becomes first Outsider Art work to gain listed status in England
Known as Ron's Place, the property in the Merseyside town of Birkenhead was the home of Ron Gittins, who died in 2019
Shiver me timbers: AI speeds up repair of historic British warship HMS Victory
Technology is being used to create an image database of vessel—as acres of wooden planking damaged by time, water and insects are to be replaced
How the US’s Black cemeteries are being made visible once more
A cemetery hidden under a Florida air base is the latest African American burial site rediscovered following decades of erasure
Court ruling blow to heritage campaigners in to-and-fro battle over historic London department store
Judge reverses decision by secretary of state to save 1929 Marks & Spencer building in London’s Oxford Street, paving way for its demolition
Turkey counts cost of earthquake repairs
A year after tremors devastated the south of the country, painstaking work begins to restore thousands of damaged monuments
British Museum suffering from leaking roofs as wait for huge redevelopment project goes on
Emergency repairs are being made to several galleries, just over a year after Assyrian reliefs were threatened by serious condensation
Previously unknown Cézanne work discovered in artist’s family home
Fragments of a mural were found under wallpaper and plaster at Bastide du Jas de Bouffan in Aix-en-Provence, France
Queen Camilla brings the art of monarchy to a London studio community in search of a permanent home
The British royal toured Kindred Studios, a hub which currently offers affordable rents to artists and makers at its temporary location—and which has a 3,500-strong waiting list
Newly reopened Orsanmichele in Florence smashes visitor records in first few weeks
The church, which has undergone an extensive renovation, welcomed more than six months’ worth of visitors in the first three weeks after the work was completed
High Court battle over London building could set ‘precedent’ for UK heritage development, say campaigners
The retailer M&S wants to demolish and rebuild the unlisted Orchard House, but the politician Michael Gove and activists are pushing back
Westminster Abbey decides ‘in principle’ to return Ethiopian tabot
Discussions are ongoing between the Dean at Westminster and the Ethiopian Church over the possible restitution of the sacred object
Italy donates replica of Bull of Nimrud destroyed by Isis to Iraq
The 3D-printed reproduction of the Assyrian statue was previously displayed at the Colosseum in Rome and the Unesco headquarters in Paris
Cambodian government takes over management of three Angkor archaeological sites from World Monuments Fund
The announcement coincides with the 35th anniversary of WMF's efforts at the archaeological park and a new phase of conservation at Phnom Bakheng
Rewriting history? The fraught politics behind India's new Ram temple
Plus, the challenges facing the Old Master market and a lithograph by Honoré Daumier
Finnish sauna from 1948 UK Olympics is a hot heritage asset
Wooden structure in Kent could be oldest surviving purpose-built sauna in England
Striking gold: 2022 was a record year for treasure and antiquities finds, with more than 50,000 items reported
From gold coins to ivory carvings, many pieces were found by amateur metal detectorists, according to latest report by British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme
As India erects a grand Hindu temple on site of razed mosque, more Islamic heritage faces prospect of destruction
The Ram temple in Ayodhya, consecrated next week, has been the subject of a long and deadly campaign by Hindu nationalist groups
'Shameful waste of money'? New King Charles portrait causes controversy
Official photograph by Hugo Burnand depicts monarch in full military regalia and will be offered to every UK public body in £8m scheme
Plazas and pottery: oldest Amazonian cities uncovered in major archaeological discovery in Ecuador
Lidar light detection technology helped scientists to see beneath the foliage and discover the 2500-year-old settlement
International scrap over treasure-laden Spanish galleon that sunk off the Colombian coast in 1708
Everyone wants to get their hands on the San José, a ship full of gold, silver and emeralds submerged in the Caribbean Sea—but at what archaeological cost?
Valongo Wharf—historic hub of Brazil's slave trade—opens following overdue $400,000 renovation
The Rio de Janeiro site, where one million enslaved Africans disembarked, retains its Unesco World Heritage status
Mongolia mulls restitution claims after identifying objects held abroad
Country’s culture minister calls for research into artefacts held by British institutions and also announces a Royal Academy show
Gaza City archives among heritage sites destroyed in Israel-Hamas war
Brief truce allowed International Council on Monuments and Sites and Palestinian antiquities ministry to investigate damage on the ground