Experts ponder the significance of the sudden scrapping of Islamic prayers by Turkish authorities at Istanbul’s historic landmark

Deal between the Syrian government and Russian masonry body builds on country’s research into state of archaeological site

Sites of major importance—many in regions already ravaged by conflict—are contending with security problems and funding shortfalls

After years of neglect, ornate Victorian auditorium in northern seaside town of Morecambe is being saved

The reconstruction of the Central Vista is a significant step in the prime minister's efforts to sever the nation from its colonial past

Government-funded image-recognition software will enable law enforcers to work with international organisations

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

Arts organisation Neon are working on the project with the Greek government to mark 200 years since the country’s liberation from the Ottoman Empire

Politicians and cultural leaders have questioned the use of state funds for prime minister's "vanity project" during Covid-19 crisis

From a steam cog railway to the baroque Venetian palazzo abandoned by the Armenians , Europa Nostra chooses candidates for its 2021 Seven Most Endangered Sites list

Campaign, which hopes to turn the Oxford home into a literary centre, has been backed by actors from the film adaptation Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman

Rem Koolhaas’ Factory arts hub in Manchester—scheduled for completion in 2022—gets £21m grant

The objects were passed on as “ideological tools” that created advantageous body ideals for women, researchers argue

£1.7bn project breaches Unesco’s World Heritage convention says group's lawyer

“Doses” of datura plant used in communal ceremonies have been found embedded in the ceiling of Pinwheel Cave

Plaster casts were made of the newly discovered victims of Vesuvius eruption, which are believed to have been a wealthy landowner and his slave

Our World Heritage says it is stepping in to save at-risk locations as “safeguarding has become a secondary concern” for Unesco

Unesco opposes the scheme which could result in "total loss" of archaeological treasures but English Heritage says it will "reconnect the site with its prehistoric landscape"

International treaty of 1970 has helped establish an ethical basis for the actions of law enforcement and museums

Ahead of a major anniversary this weekend, the international organisation is under fire for apparently exaggerating the scale of the illicit trade in cultural goods

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

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

Monuments commemorating the First and Second World Wars—mostly built in small towns and villages—are added to Historic England's list of protected places

Researchers have identified nine buildings that require a “quick response” and a further 57 places of worship that could suffer from future cavity collapses

Australian think tank data reveals that two-thirds of the region’s mosques have been either destroyed or damaged

Gardens of the Babelsberg Palace in Potsdam must be probed for undetonated explosives before further renovations can take place

Medieval vellum manuscript has been donated to University College Cork by Chatsworth, seat of the Dukes of Devonshire

Unesco accused of turning a blind eye to destruction of heritage sites, as bitter skirmish between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the disputed territory drags on

Donations have poured in from all over the globe since the museum appealed for aid

Entries on Historic England Heritage at Risk list, published today, have risen to 5,097