NewsDiscoveries
Conservator discovers secret scrawls hidden beneath Derek Jarman painting
Pleasures of Italy canvas on show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin throws light on late activist’s lovers and interests
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
The French general’s advice to Notre Dame's chief architect: ‘Just shut up!’
A public spat between officials erupted this week in Paris over the reconstruction of the fire-ravaged cathedral and whether its historic spire should be restored as it was or a new spire built in its place
NewsConservation & Preservation
In a conservation triumph, a 15th-century tapestry highlights the age of chivalry
“It’s the most spectacular representation of a tournament of that time,” a Met curator says
NewsConservation
Expert finds lost dress of Queen Elizabeth I in English village church
Rare 16th-century fabric to go on show at Hampton Court Palace after three-year study
ReviewBook Shorts
History of Dubrovnik before, during and after Yugoslav Wars is recorded in photo book
Contrast of city's devastated buildings and monuments and some of their remarkable restorations is heartening
FeatureConservation
The Sistine Chapel's system upgrade: Nam June Paik's immersive video to be recreated for Tate
The late artist’s award-winning Venice Biennale presentation has been painstakingly reconstructed at Tate Modern—clunky old tubes and all
NewsLeonardo da Vinci
If Leonardo’s Vitruvian Man goes on show at the Louvre, we won’t see it again for a decade
Italian conservationists say they may attempt to block the loan of the famous drawing
NewsConservation
Josef Albers's Manhattan returns to its rightful place in the MetLife building
The colossal mural, recently recreated, has returned to its home near Grand Central Station
NewsRestoration
Restorers discover shield fragment is 1,700 years old, making it the oldest German panel painting
Researchers at the Landesmuseum in Halle found fragments of paint on the ancient wooden object
NewsConservation
Isenheim altarpiece restorers invite visitors in
Laser imaging comes to aid of restoration of 16th-century paintings and sculptures
NewsAncient Egypt
Golden touch up: King Tutankhamun's coffin undergoes first ever restoration at new Grand Egyptian Museum
Famous Ancient Egyptian artefact transferred from Luxor tomb to Cairo for delicate conservation work ahead of museum opening
AnalysisCathedral of Notre Dame
New law regarding Notre Dame says restoration must preserve its 'historic, artistic and architectural interest'
But attempts in the senate to ensure it will look as before the fire were dropped from the final version
NewsAttribution
Hidden number discovered in conservation helps reveal painting is from Titian's workshop
Part of the Wellington Collection in London, the picture was originally believed to be by a minor north Italian artist
NewsCathedral of Notre Dame
'Robin Hood' environmental group files lawsuit over lead fumes near Notre Dame
Complaint accuses authorities of failing to protect locals from potential health risks after fire
NewsConservation
A Wall Street lobby restored to its former glory
A vast Art Deco mosaic celebrates the artistry of its overlooked creator
NewsUnesco
In a first, Unesco gives Frank Lloyd Wright buildings World Heritage status
US architect's distinctive designs are among 29 cultural sites recognised for their “outstanding value to humanity”
NewsVenice
Dramatic speech in Baku challenges Unesco’s support for damaging Venice cruise ship decision
The non-governmental organisation Europa Nostra recommends that the World Heritage Committee put the lagoon city on the endangered list
NewsOld Masters
Spot the horse: imaging technology reveals hidden secrets of Dutch Golden Age paintings
New algorithm, developed by scientists at the National Gallery of Art, precisely aligns layered images to reveal compositional differences
NewsModern art
How the artist Robert Rauschenberg got his goat
Swedish conservators allow Monogram to travel to London, New York and San Francisco for a major traveling survey
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Sydney Opera House roof gets special soundcheck
Getty grant helps to modernise tap-test of city’s tile-clad landmark
News19th century
London version of Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l’herbe predates the bigger picture in Paris
Research supports theory that Courtauld’s painting is preparatory sketch for version in the Musée d'Orsay
NewsConservation
Leonardo Da Vinci’s St John the Baptist back on view at the Louvre after a thorough—but careful—cleaning
The ten-month project faced “major media pressure” because of earlier restorations of the artist’s work at the museum
NewsConservation
Vasari’s Last Supper back on display 50 years after Florence Flood
Panel painting was submerged in polluted water for 12 hours when the Arno burst its banks in 1966
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50th anniversary of the Florence Flood: Memories from a drowned world
An oral history project on the 1966 disaster captures conservators’ stories of weeping officials and guards unknowingly treading on an Old Master
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Work starts at château that made Louis XIV jealous
NewsConservation
Child portrait revealed to be work by Goya’s brother-in-law
NewsConservation
Renault funds Versailles restoration project
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Institutions across Florence stage exhibitions to mark the 50th anniversary of the Great Flood of 1966
NewsConservation
Museum crowdfunds to repair damaged Gauguin
NewsConservation
Rodin’s working methods revealed as his dancers give up their secrets
Scrutiny of clay figures and plaster casts shows how artist reused limbs and torsos
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How the Townley Venus's thumb was knocked off at the British Museum
One of institution's most important sculptures, now restored, was damaged by external catering team setting up for corporate event
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The man who spent 40 years preserving Palmyra’s past
Polish archaeologist Michal Gawlikowski on his hopes for the war-torn city and his friendship with murdered scholar Khaled al-Asaad
NewsConservation
Concrete-encased Cadillac stops traffic in Chicago
Restored Fluxus work launches city-wide celebration of public art
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‘Rescue archaeologists’ head to Iraq
First group of Iraqis trained by British Museum staff return home
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Croatian heritage has a friend in Britain
Over the past 25 years, the International Trust for Croatian Monuments has raised more than £500,000 to repair the ravages of war
NewsArtists
New York museum and galleries celebrate Richard Pousette-Dart centenary
On the 100th anniversary of his birth, the late artist’s foundation has also undertaken the conservation of his hospital triptych Presence, Healing Circles
NewsConservation
Researchers burst Moholy-Nagy’s bubbles at the Guggenheim
Conservators and plastics experts worked together to examine the warps and flaws in the artist's Plexiglas experiments
NewsConservation
Artist transforms French cathedral treasury into an Aladdin’s cave of colour
Jean-Michel Othoniel used his trademark coloured beads to create an immersive environment
NewsConservation
Curtain rises on Buddha restoration
Visitors to Boston will see conservators at work
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Science, then and now, reveals marvels of Medieval manuscripts
Fitzwilliam’s anniversary exhibition breaks ground across the centuries
NewsConservation
Musée de Cluny’s treasures head to Texas
NewsConservation
Church murals by Delacroix get a fresh look
NewsConservation
Weimar blazes a trail with restoration of burned books
Library has saved half a million pages since major fire of 2004
NewsConservation
Cleaning of Chandos Portrait could confirm what Shakespeare looked like
The relic-like painting of the Bard, which hung in the Duke's Theatre in the 1660s, was the first work donated to London's National Portrait Gallery upon its founding
NewsDisasters & destruction
Earthquake in Myanmar damages at least 100 Buddhist pagodas
Tremors from the earthquake were felt in Thailand, India and Bangladesh
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Dambulla temple in Sri Lanka will not be stripped of Unesco world heritage status
Organisation issues statement after international press raised concerns that the holy site could be delisted<br> <br>
NewsConservation
Former French culture minister calls for halt to restoration of Galerie Vivienne
The character of the 19th-century glass-covered gallery, a National Historic Monument, would be wiped out by the renovation, Jack Lang says
NewsConservation
Fears over the future of a Keith Haring mural in New York
The director of the artist’s foundation once called the piece “a lexicon of his vocabulary”
NewsAntiquities & Archaeology
Stone-age skier irreparably damaged by well-intentioned youth
Two minors carved over a pictogram at one of Norway’s most important archaeological sites
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Louvre-Lens to restore Le Brun lost after the French Revolution
Painting of Christ once owned by the Sun King went missing for 200 years and was almost completely obscured by age and layers of dirt
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All aboard the Mary Rose: Henry VIII’s fully restored warship opens to the public
Visitors will be able to see the Tudor king's favourite vessel up close as protective barriers come down
NewsConservation
Seventeen Le Corbusier buildings named World Heritage Sites by Unesco
The stark Modernist structures are on the conservation list along with other sites in the Caribbean, India and Brazil
NewsConservation
Getty and Rothschild team up for fellowship supporting 'innovative scholarship'
Art historians and conservators will study at the Getty in Los Angeles and Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire
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Wake-up call: climate change is serious threat to our heritage
As the Unesco World Heritage Committee convenes in Istanbul, a recent report by the organisation highlights sites under threat from global warming<br>
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MoMA breathes life into Bruce Conner’s gas chamber sculpture
The haunting work titled CHILD goes on show in New York after two decades away from the public eye
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International Council of Museums conference: institutions asked to think beyond collections
Participants in Milan will ponder the relationship between museums and the cultural landscape<br>
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Loan to Los Angeles renews Getty’s Italian connection
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Project to restore Christ’s tomb kickstarted by $1.3m donation
NewsConservation
Peggy Guggenheim’s Picasso goes a whiter shade of pale
The artist's The Studio restored to its original brightness
NewsConservation
South London Gallery in Peckham needs £1m more for its fire station
Gallery nears fundraising goal for restoration project
NewsConservation
When disasters strike, keep calm and conserve
Facing physical, financial and political catastrophe, leading conservators share their survival strategies
NewsConservation
Cuba or bust: conservators from US plan study trip
Mission will focus on Cuba's photographic collections
NewsConservation
Silk Road leads to Los Angeles as Getty show recreates Mogao Grottoes
Long-term China-US project produces replicas of caves from the ancient world’s “information superhighway”
NewsConservation
Revealed: how altarpiece broke in disastrous fall at London's National Gallery
Recently published records show that 14th-century work suffered serious damage in 1989
NewsExhibitions
Rubens painting unseen for 80 years unveiled in St Petersburg
Recently restored painting, The Resurrection of Christ, is going on show at the State Hermitage Museum
NewsConservation
Robot divers sent to search for sunken treasures
NewsConservation
Lizards’ feet inspire new dust removal techniques
NewsConservation
Medieval dog tag is among Russian finds
NewsConservation
Ancient graves shed new light on Jiangsu
NewsConservation
New replica of Lascaux caves to open this year
NewsConservation
Conservators to mull modern challenges
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New light shed on craftsmen who captured sea life in glass
Corning Museum restores fragile models by father and son glassblowers Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka
Comment
Isil rampage: a threat to cultural heritage that belongs to all
James Cuno, the president of the Getty Trust, says the world must find ways to intervene and protect antiquities when nation-states cannot do so <br>
James Cuno