The relic-like painting of the Bard, which hung in the Duke's Theatre in the 1660s, was the first work donated to London's National Portrait Gallery upon its founding

Tremors from the earthquake were felt in Thailand, India and Bangladesh

Organisation issues statement after international press raised concerns that the holy site could be delisted<br> <br>

The character of the 19th-century glass-covered gallery, a National Historic Monument, would be wiped out by the renovation, Jack Lang says

The director of the artist’s foundation once called the piece “a lexicon of his vocabulary”

Two minors carved over a pictogram at one of Norway’s most important archaeological sites

Painting of Christ once owned by the Sun King went missing for 200 years and was almost completely obscured by age and layers of dirt

Visitors will be able to see the Tudor king's favourite vessel up close as protective barriers come down

The stark Modernist structures are on the conservation list along with other sites in the Caribbean, India and Brazil

Art historians and conservators will study at the Getty in Los Angeles and Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire

As the Unesco World Heritage Committee convenes in Istanbul, a recent report by the organisation highlights sites under threat from global warming<br>

The haunting work titled CHILD goes on show in New York after two decades away from the public eye

Participants in Milan will ponder the relationship between museums and the cultural landscape<br>

The artist's The Studio restored to its original brightness

Gallery nears fundraising goal for restoration project

Facing physical, financial and political catastrophe, leading conservators share their survival strategies

Mission will focus on Cuba's photographic collections

Long-term China-US project produces replicas of caves from the ancient world’s “information superhighway”

Recently published records show that 14th-century work suffered serious damage in 1989

Recently restored painting, The Resurrection of Christ, is going on show at the State Hermitage Museum

James Cuno, the president of the Getty Trust, says the world must find ways to intervene and protect antiquities when nation-states cannot do so <br>