American army says it was aware of the risks, but did not protect the building as Iraqi nationals overwhelmed staff who attempted to defend the collection

The devastation wreaked by war in pictures

Polls show the public could not care less what the art world thinks

Unesco sends out conflicting press releases

The ancient Assyrian empire, along with over a hundred other heritage sites, will face detrimental flooding

Unesco will convene an international meeting next month to discuss reconstruction

Yugoslav air force guilty of destroying historic monuments in Dubrovnik

Work is underway, but worst hit town Vukovar still 'deserted'

A $1.8 million project saves both paintings and the contemplative space designed by the artist himself

The sculpture that adorns the churches and palaces of Venice is being damaged beyond retrieval by pollution and vandalism

After the sculptures' surfaces were damaged in the 1930s due to improper care, the museum has cleaned up its act

Bonsanti defends the twenty-year project that hoped to breathe life back into the wreck of one of Leonardo's masterworks

Unlike Venice, St Petersburg is building a flood barrier, but needs more money

Lagoon barriers rejected by the Green minister of the environment

The report of the national commission on the project is due 21 October

Decisive days for Venice

Greeks renew demands for return of sculptures following new allegations that they were irreparably damaged in the Thirties

Three works by the German master went on show last month following an acid attack a decade ago. Two have been restored with a new ion-exchange technique used on paintings for the first time

High levels of pollution in the area are diminishing the marble

At a projected $50.7 million, theirs was not the cheapest plan proposed, but the fastest and technically the best

Looting, conflict and mining have caused terrible destruction

Sainsbury money is helping restore the fifteenth-century, Venetian-style masterpiece shelled in 1991

The rubble began to be cleared from the burnt-out shell of the theatre in May, as rumours leaked from the judicial enquiry that the fire which destroyed it in January may have been arson. There is no proof, however, and investigations continue, while the mayor of Venice, Massimo Cacciari, tries to speed up the rebuilding by putting the town hall technical department in charge of drawing up the preliminary plan

UNESCO conducted and produced a report on tourist threat to raise the alarm

The solution will involve low-tech improvements to the surroundings

£13 million voted by the government has yet to arrive: most of the restoration has so far been paid for by public donation. Alberto Ronchey, Minister for Culture, has declared his aim to see thirty new rooms created within three years in former storage space, tripling the size of the Uffizi

Unesco is coordinating a restoration programme for buildings from the Pyramid of Cheops to the Blue Mosque

The architect, whose entire career has been devoted to the tragic commemoration of war victims, is one of the very few Serbians brave enough to speak out against the current Serbian aggression. Here he describes the war fever that has gripped his country and lays the blame on the intellectuals

A harrowing look into the damage wreaked during the last seven months

The Spinola family has created a Foundation and is looking for sponsors; the State would like to get possession of the sadly-neglected building