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

Spectral CT scans enabled the Dallas Museum of Art to identify unknown elements in the West African piece

A huge forest of scaffolding, fused by the fire in April, has to be cut away

Pleasures of Italy canvas on show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin throws light on late activist’s lovers and interests

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

“It’s the most spectacular representation of a tournament of that time,” a Met curator says

Rare 16th-century fabric to go on show at Hampton Court Palace after three-year study

Contrast of city's devastated buildings and monuments and some of their remarkable restorations is heartening

The late artist’s award-winning Venice Biennale presentation has been painstakingly reconstructed at Tate Modern—clunky old tubes and all

Italian conservationists say they may attempt to block the loan of the famous drawing

The colossal mural, recently recreated, has returned to its home near Grand Central Station

Researchers at the Landesmuseum in Halle found fragments of paint on the ancient wooden object

Laser imaging comes to aid of restoration of 16th-century paintings and sculptures

Famous Ancient Egyptian artefact transferred from Luxor tomb to Cairo for delicate conservation work ahead of museum opening

But attempts in the senate to ensure it will look as before the fire were dropped from the final version

Part of the Wellington Collection in London, the picture was originally believed to be by a minor north Italian artist

Complaint accuses authorities of failing to protect locals from potential health risks after fire

A vast Art Deco mosaic celebrates the artistry of its often-overlooked creator

US architect's distinctive designs are among 29 designees recognised for their “outstanding value to humanity”

The non-governmental organisation Europa Nostra recommends that the World Heritage Committee put the lagoon city on the endangered list

New algorithm, developed by scientists at the National Gallery of Art, precisely aligns layered images to reveal compositional differences

Swedish conservators allow Monogram to travel to London, New York and San Francisco for a major traveling survey

Getty grant helps to modernise tap-test of city’s tile-clad landmark

The ten-month project faced “major media pressure” because of earlier restorations of the artist’s work at the museum

Panel painting was submerged in polluted water for 12 hours when the Arno burst its banks in 1966

An oral history project on the 1966 disaster captures conservators’ stories of weeping officials and guards unknowingly treading on an Old Master

Scrutiny of clay figures and plaster casts shows how artist reused limbs and torsos