The decision comes after calls by Ukraine to protect the archaeological site, which is now managed by a Russian Orthodox cleric appointed by Vladimir Putin

The Värmlands Vikingacenter in Sweden has reportedly not been able to sail its replica ship this summer due to $6000 worth of damages; Universal disputes the non-payment claims

A new Archive Study Centre will open as part of a multi-year programme by Historic Royal Palaces

The high-impact redevelopment of the former Teatro Comunale opera house has attracted widespread criticism and a criminal investigation

The organisation’s new Irreplaceable America programme nods to the importance of the Watts Towers, Black Mountain College and the entire city of New Orleans

Without urgent action, “the unique value of the landscape could be lost forever”, city council’s chief executive warns

Long considered forever unfinishable due to its extreme complexity and the loss of its architect’s original plans, the Barcelona basilica’s 14th tower has now been completed

Renewed momentum is helping to alleviate the issue­—and women are playing a key role

The tool in development analyses photographs and audio as well as meteorological and material data to create an augmented reality model

The end of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme leaves churches facing sudden cost increases, forcing vital repairs to be delayed or abandoned and placing artworks—from medieval carvings to rare murals—at growing risk

The film director Baz Luhrmann and his wife, production designer Catherine Martin, have designed the lavish interior

It is crunch time for the home of the UK Parliament—after decades of neglect, it is structurally unsound and barely fit for purpose. But even the most basic option for fixing it will cost billions and take decades

Descendants of the 19th-century photographer, who captured Tennyson and Darwin, celebrated her life and work at the unveiling

The Caral civilisation used the structure thousands of years ago to track the sun, moon and stars to determine conditions for fishing and gathering shellfish

Designed by Adjaye Associates and first announced in 2021, work on the Barbados Heritage District continues with an expanded scope—but a completion date has yet to be announced

Opening this weekend, the Green-House incorporates a historic 1895 cast-iron and glass structure and serves as the “new front door” to the famed burial ground

The country’s ministry of culture has written to the UN body for “immediate and swift intervention to protect” the Chama' Citadel after reports of damage by Israeli forces

Despite a supreme court ruling, the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya insists removal could damage the “Sistine Chapel of Romanesque art”

A joint letter, published by the Society for Iranian Archaeology, condemns the “irreversible damage” to cultural sites caused by US-Israeli missile strikes

Archaeologists discovered the site during salvage operations for the new Mexico City-Querétaro passenger rail line

The crumbling roof of Winston Churchill’s birthplace has been fixed in a £12m conservation project that the restorers hope will preserve the 18th-century country house for the next 300 years

The Center at West Park has been marshalling support from famous actors led by Mark Ruffalo to stop the demolition of West Park Presbyterian Church

The cultural body has also unlocked more than $100,000 in emergency funding for urgent operations on the ground

Some of the country’s most precious historic sites and buildings are in need of major repair following bombing by Israel and the US

The convention that prevents parties from direct attacks against cultural property is qualified by imperative “military necessity”

Artists struggle to work, museums and galleries close their doors and historic sites are badly damaged

New research has confirmed the site of the giant ancient metropolis, but further archaeological work has been delayed due to issues such as travel restrictions

The interactive map has recorded 69 damaged sites so far, but experts say the verified cases represent only a fraction of the destruction as war continues

The 17th-century Bernardine Monastery was one of several buildings hit in the Ukrainian city’s historic centre, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site

As increasingly extreme weather threatens cultural sites, archaeologists are turning to technology to try and record them before they are lost forever