Conservation
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Visitors can see the architect’s newly restored living quarters for the first time in 160 years
Thinning the painting’s varnish reveals La Belle Ferronnière's fine features, but French experts unable to confirm her identity
Restored with passion by Desmond FitzGerald, co-founder of the Irish Georgian society, it is on the market at €6.5m, contents extra
"Feat in forensics” finally establishes correct sequence of artist's private album
Winners of Europa Nostra prize include Stonehenge visitor centre and virtual museum of St Mark's in Venice
Following vandalism at Mosul museum and Nergal Gate, Iraqi government says IS has destroyed ancient sites at Nimrud, Hatra and Khorsabad
The work may make it possible to identify which parts of the frescoes were painted by Giulio Romano, Raphael’s most trusted apprentice
Restoration of the cathedral is due to be completed in 2015
Should they be left as a reminder of a dark past or restored to reflect the artists’ intentions?
Not fake, but ‘tarted up’
The sculpture was famously attacked by Parliamentarians shortly after the outbreak of the English Civil War
Unesco places major national heritage sites on danger list as ground combat, air strikes and looting reduce ancient settlements to rubble
Breathing new life into the installation that the American artist wanted to destroy
Three new monographs show the artist is still the equal of Leonardo and Michelangelo, if not so popular
A Spanish grandmother’s handiwork recently made headlines, but Ajax and rainstorms have contributed to other botched treatments by amateurs
Yale prepares for the 2012 installation of its decorative arts galleries by reconstructing a period room
Major installations in the American West by artists such as Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer could soon disappear
Development in conservation of sculpture
An ongoing effort to restore the ancient site has international teams working altogether but using radically different approaches, resulting in unexpected order
The conservation departments of both museums are collaborating on the study, analysis, and treatment of a badly damaged painting
"Mars and Venus" will pay for essential repairs
Debate over whether it constitutes part of the original “Block Beuys” installation
At a major conference held on 30 November and 1 December 1999, British Museum, Greek and international scholars discussed the nature of any damage to the Marbles in the hushed-up cleaning of the 1930s. Mary Beard puts the discussions in context and tells how, ever since their acquisition in 1816 by Lord Elgin, the Marbles have aroused fierce debate. Why?
After the sculptures' surfaces were damaged in the 1930s due to improper care, the museum has cleaned up its act
Tourism is causing a conservation nightmare
Research reassess the dingy mini-skirt usually seen on editions of the work. Does the answer lie in Nebraska?
This study is based on a close look at conservation and restoration research, a scientific examination of the artist’s technique, and new documentary evidence
The most important outdoor sculpture of this century has been ravaged by rust, pollution, politics and conservation debates