From the Bamiyan Valley to an ancient spiritual centre of Zoroastrianism and Buddhism, former Unesco senior official Francesco Bandarin looks at the embattled country’s most important landmarks

The music, poetry, traditions and crafts that are kept alive by communities are especially vulnerable under the group’s ultra-conservative rule and the economic chaos of continuing conflict

Research on the historic piece of decorative art has revealed some surprising evidence that many of its original materials are intact

So-called imperfections laid bare at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Sculpture is now on show at the Semperbau in Dresden

Conservation of the panels—bought by Elizabethan noblewoman Bess of Hardwick—has been National Trust's "most lengthy and expensive textile project"

Can the leaked Louvre book give us the final word on the much-maligned painting that we all need?

A three-year research project looked at the materials in four works from the same period to explain their differing conditions

New examinations of John the Baptist wall paintings in Augsburg cathedral date them to more than 1,000 years ago

Conservation boost from a US charity comes after the heritage organisation faced a £200m revenue collapse due to the pandemic

Moves by parishes to replace pews with chairs for “flexibility” anger traditionalists

A student of Duncan Grant and Oskar Kokoschka whose Clandeboye Yoghurt pictures made her the world’s “most famous disposable artist”

Conservation professionals have questioned why Spain's heritage is continually handed over to those with no formal training

Noting barriers to students of colour, it establishes yearlong training stints with $30,000 grants

President Erdogan’s plans to convert the museum have drawn fire from Greece and the US

Spain’s art conservation community say the country needs to better regulate the industry

New initiative helps institutions move towards a more tailored and sustainable approach to maintaining collection environments

A team will enter the Paris cathedral site on Monday to make arrangements for around 50 construction workers to return from early May

Mauritshuis museum's detailed technical examination uncovers new findings on the Dutch artist's brushwork, pigments and technique

One of the museum’s finest period rooms, the Kaufmann Office is being restored for display in new V&A East collection centre

Almost two years after fire ravaged the Mackintosh building, debate intensifies over future plans for the site

Restoration on the Bellini workshop piece at Venice studio was halted by coronavirus outbreak

Conservation departments are sending gloves, masks and Tyvek suits to hospitals and ambulance services

Plans to remove the scaffolding around the fire-damaged cathedral have been put on hold

British illustrator’s only known paintings—on front and back of the same canvas—will be displayed for the first time in new exhibition

Digital visualisations gathered for online exhibit will be a “blueprint” for heritage managers planning climate adaptation in the future

The story of a collection of 18th-century houses in the East End that have been carefully saved after years of neglect

Art Fund leads the initiative to raise the £3.5m needed to purchase the Kent cottage

Most of the works, created with felt tip pen on newsprint, have been lost, but two have been specially restored for London show

Meanwhile, an impromptu tribute to the country’s cultural heritage broke out on Twitter, as users posted images of their favourite places