Deadly rains in central Henan province threatened key Unesco World Heritage sites and hundreds of national relics. Experts warn the disaster may be a taste of future trouble

Cultural heritage workers estimate they have five years to secure the heritage site’s contents before it is destroyed to extract the ore

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

Building relationships with all stakeholders—from dealers and collectors to museums and archaeologists—is vital

Committee finds that construction projects have reduced cultural value

The $50m grant programme, launched in the wake of the Unite the Right rally, aims to preserve histories beyond Confederate heritage

For decades, short-termism and conflicting interests have prevented a sustainable plan for Venice from being developed or enacted

World Heritage Site status may also be removed from Liverpool's waterfront after excessive development

The Hollywood studio where Kent made works challenging social injustice in the 1960s was due to be demolished to make room for a parking lot

Members of Parliament send warning to China ahead of motion to acknowledge human rights abuses against minorities in Xinjiang region

Independent commission recommends contextualising the sculpture instead

Ancient rock art near Texas-Mexico border could be lost forever

The funerary piece was illicitly excavated from the ancient city of Cyrene which is under threat from property developers

Culture and Fine Arts Ministry signals a potential openness to a scaled-down proposal

Independence of museums and heritage bodies is at risk, say Ed Vaizey and Chris Smith, as Johnson’s government pushes ‘anti-woke’ agenda

Plus, French museums revolt against lockdown closures and artist Crystal Fischetti on Karla Black

With ten sections covering ancient Iranian history to contemporary art, London museum plans to open delayed show in February

New organisation, Our World Heritage, is putting Unesco's feet to the fire

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme will be extended for seven more years with £8.8m grant from Arcadia fund

The famous feline was born at the UNESCO World Heritage Site that was controversially converted into a mosque earlier this year

Government extends pilot project to return objects to Indigenous peoples—including those held by private collectors

The Brazilian president allegedly requested the removal of Os Orixás by the artist Djanira da Motta e Silva at the behest of his wife, an Evangelical Christian

Hagia Sophia and the Chora Church will remain “open to all”, Turkish government promises—but restricted access may not be the primary worry

The 14th-century mosaics at Chora Church—which was converted to a museum in 1945—risk being covered up and remaining part-restored

Tactical move comes after Turkish president ordered historic Istanbul site to be turned into a mosque

Beginning today, the piece by piece removal and cleaning of the instrument is the latest stage of the building's reconstruction

Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud is on trial for war crimes in Mali

Plus, art under threat in Putin's Russia and George Shaw on Thomas Jones. Produced in association with Christie's

Heritage group Athar were part of a campaign highlighting the social media giants' “black market in antiquities”

Online book demonstrates the groundbreaking work by Factum Foundation to create high-resolution facsimiles but also raises questions of value

Essays on the concept are useful for their discussions of arms, heraldry, castles and gardens as well as its long lasting effect on European culture

Personal collection of anonymous photographs made from Kodachrome slides shows the transience of our lives

Supporters of new international Climate Heritage Network argue that the sector has a “moral duty” to act

World Monuments Fund joins partners in launching an oral history project

Construction had been expected to start a week earlier, but new safety measures for the protection of workers are still being tested

Imaginatively curated, the fourth edition of the Königsklasse exhibition is as monumental as the Herrenchiemsee Palace in which it is installed

A new report by Icomos details how the science/culture divide is stopping world heritage coming to the aid of climate change and urges speedy action

“Where have the ethics and sense of a global mandate to protect the world’s heritage gone?”, asks Francesco Bandarin

Christian institutions are calling attention to their marginalisation in wake of Israel’s focus on Jewish-centric policies

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