Self-taught Gillian Wilson put together the 20th century’s best collection of French decorative arts

Officials warn cathedral cannot take any more damage after the record-breaking floods that hit Venice in November

The future House of Abrahamic religions in Abu Dhabi shows how the UAE differs from Saudi Arabia

Thieves stole Baroque jewels from the Green Vault earlier this week after breaking in through a window

Following years of corruption and issues with Italian administration, an independent expert is the best bet to rescue the city from peril

A 40-year struggle between Italy and the Torlonia family ends with major show in 2020

October saw full deployment of culture in Russian and French political and commercial diplomacy with Saudi Arabia

Most cultural institutions open to the public again today

More evidence has emerged that the flood barriers have serious technical problems

Dream museum of collectors Basil and Elise Goulandris brought to life almost three decades after original proposal

The recipient of the 2019 J. Paul Getty Medal discusses how understanding Cicero can help decipher the rise of populism

The Waddesdon Treasury opens at the Buckinghamshire family mansion managed and financed since 1988 by Rothschild—a man who has been an eminence grise of the British art world for the past 30 years

How two monumental figures by Niko Ghika looking out from Corfu were made

A lack of a long-term plan combined with the economic benefits brought by the luxury liners means a cruise ship ban will take long to implement

“I feel that at the time of the Medici they had my kind of rapport with their artists”

A new report by Icomos details how the science/culture divide is stopping world heritage coming to the aid of climate change and urges speedy action

The non-governmental organisation Europa Nostra recommends that the World Heritage Committee put the lagoon city on the endangered list

The World Heritage Committee is meeting in Baku and intends to dodge declaring Venice endangered for the third time

Repair work on Mose is estimated to take ten years, calling the operational date of 2021 into question

How often on our walks do we get to an enticing old church, only to find that it’s locked? Mobile phones provide the 'open sesame'

The mayor demands that liners use other channels to enter the lagoon but this solution also poses problems

A successful second edition of the fair, with visits to houses and studios, and lots of collateral shows

As the so-called “Nude Mona Lisa” goes on display at Chantilly, here’s the Mexican guitarist’s love song

It has art schools, tradition, a culturally rich catchment area, and a true-grit backer

Anna Somers Cocks recalls a telling episode in her relations with the Met’s benefactor, who died on 20 April

The cathedral’s roof, wholly destroyed in the fire, was built of some 1300 great trees

Actors, musicians, dancers and a famous Moscow film director, combined with lighting wizardry, celebrate the Russian art world

Cardinal Grimani’s classical Greek and Roman sculptures—given to the Venetian Republic in 1587—will be reassembled in theatrical palace gallery

We asked officials at ten major sites how prepared they were—with alarming results

Many World Heritage Sites around the Mediterranean are at grave risk from sea-level rise by 2100, report says