Last checked by the authorities in over 50 years ago, the painting had been kept in a private home since the 1980s and is in extremely poor condition

Move is part of a "systematic effort to curb the practice of Islam" in the country, says the organisation's acting director

Many organisations, including Unesco, fear the project will negatively affect the region’s cultural heritage, natural environment and residents when it opens in December

Economist and tourism expert Jan van der Borg says the new daily charge will not solve the crisis of the overrun city, and outlines what should be done instead

Last month's deadly quakes affected key historic monuments in Herat and beyond

Institutions are scrambling to identify whether their buildings contain the potentially dangerous material

A pilot project will begin operating in February 2024

The historic property in Ottawa needs more than $27m worth of repairs, but creating a brand new residence could cost more

As the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory in Buenos Aires gains international recognition, the history it seeks to safeguard is under attack by Argentina’s extremist frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election

The ancient site of Tell es-Sultan in Jericho is one of many archaeological sites in the region whose status has been mired in political and territorial disputes

Amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv’s Saint Sophia Cathedral, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and the historic centre of Lviv join Odesa on Unesco’s endangered list

Appeal brings artists and institutions together to raise funds to support survivors and long-term reconstruction

Residents, students and visitors in Airbnb properties will be exempt from the scheme, which will be implemented next spring

By 2100 the water-level will ring rise one metre, and yet it aims to block UNESCO in-danger listing

Around 200,000 Yazidis remain displaced following attacks, and efforts to restore shrines and other buildings have stalled due to ongoing security concerns and a lack of funding

The characters DKS1860—referring to the football team 1860 Munich—were spray-painted on seven outdoor columns under the famous Italian landmark

Future of arts and women’s rights remain uncertain despite government backing of cultural heritage projects

Travellers' Rest stones were installed between Liverpool and Manchester for travel-weary Irish labourers

The haul has now been officially classed as treasure and may be acquired by an Anglesey museum

Lisa Reihana is among the artists embarking on the odyssey, which will be followed by a film, book and exhibition

The organisation has repeatedly bowed to pressure from the Italian government not to do so

A new report confirms flooding adjacent to the house museum of the self-trained Ukrainian artist Polina Rayko in Oleshky

The descendants of the €200m collection's Jewish former owners had appealed a 2022 regional court ruling

Cultural heritage officials are calling for greater protections of historic structures as the Siraji minaret in Basra is torn down for road expansion

Visitors to the Italian city have a rare chance to glimpse the inlaid marble floor, begun in the 14th century

Following a five-year absence, one of the founding members of the UN's cultural agency is readmitted as the organisation's 194th member state

Conservation charity Landmark Trust plans to transform derelict building into unique four-bedroom house, due to open in 2025

The US will have to repay $619m in dues that accrued after it ceased paying in 2011 but before its formal departure in 2019

An auction house in Austria intended to sell the artefact before officials stepped in, according to the Mexican government

Italian authorities have identified an English suspect who they believe is the man filmed carving the words “Ivan + Hayley 23” into the 2,000-year old structure