An exhibition in Berlin surveys the ethical implications of restoring damaged art

An eight-year effort to restore a major work by Barnett Newman (1905-70) has shed new light on the artist’s methods.

Research project and show explain conservators’ difficulties with his techniques

Rijksmuseum’s examinations reveal truth about pendants

Preservation, cultural routes, urban regeneration through tourism are all set to be discussed

Cleaning uncovers makers’ pioneering techniques and casts new light on plaster casts

Tiny paint flakes from damaged work give clues to artist’s technique

The museum’s archive reveals how air raids threatened the collection and George V intervened to stop the building being requisitioned

3D scanning of 19th-century copy provides missing parts needed to piece together 1740s porcelain fountain

A competition to be held for a monument to mark lost resting place of the Russian avant-garde

Reforms mean a charity, moving towards self-funding, will run historic buildings, with state-funded agency to manage built environment

After more than a decade, restoration of the monumental fresco cycle has finally been completed

However, operations financed by the World Monument in Babylon will not be halted

Possible self-portrait needs urgent treatment for mould and bacteria

Fears it will affect the sfumato of the piece are growing

Victorian collectors’ pictures back on display

Specialists fear artist’s “smoky finish” effect may be harmed

Painstakingly documented by Ernest Long, this archive may be all that is left of many

The other ancient disaster area

The continuing restoration of the home makes it fit for a queen (Queen Elizabeth II to be precise)

Though reconstruction efforts after the devastation of war differed wildly between the two cities, the dialogue will be vital to conservation efforts

Millions needed to stop leaks, control humidity and open up the rotunda of the Victorian building

Technology could foresee deterioration of artworks

The Virgin of the Rocks minus fog

Yale prepares for the 2012 installation of its decorative arts galleries by reconstructing a period room

European Union “green” guidelines create new conundrums for museums and artists

Work on Civil War submarine leads to pioneering technique

Artists such as Kara Walker to introduce newly restored works by Kubrick and others