The organisations will survey the condition of the country’s historic sites and then raise money for their restoration

Iraq war poses significant risk to cultural treasures in the region

Replicas are not necessarily second-rate Disneyfications, says conservator John Larson

Ancient language, song, dance and performance cannot be kept alive simply in a showcase or tended by curators. This list was produced to highlight their fragility

There are an estimated three million undiscovered shipwrecks scattered throughout the world’s oceans. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable.

An estimated three million shipwrecks lay undiscovered. UNESCO is calling for a global treaty to protect them. Salvors say it is unrealistic and unworkable, despite developments in deep-sea exploration technology

Western twentieth-century art may begin to flow back from Korea

A list of the most important additions

A guide to selling the modern museum