Restoration
Row over Notre-Dame’s stained glass re-ignites
President Emmanuel Macron wants to replace the Paris cathedral’s 19th-century windows, even though they were not damaged in 2019 fire
Stairway to Rococo heaven reopens as Jacquemart-André restoration completes
Masterpieces from Rome’s Galleria Borghese will be on show alongside the built-in Tiepolo frescos of the Jacquemart-André museum, a Belle Epoque mansion originally built for a wealthy banker and his portrait-painting wife
‘This is a farce’: heritage activists react as historic minaret in Iraq covered in white plaster
The Zumurrud Khatun Mosque and Mausoleum have undergone a heavy-handed restoration—and there is a risk of further damage to come
Miami’s Vizcaya Museum will save century-old pool-grotto mural with National Park Service grant
The rare work by the Gilded Age artist Robert Winthrop Chanler is endangered by the surrounding water and Miami's humid conditions
‘Once in a generation chance’: Hampton Court conservation grants visitors closer look at Chapel Royal
Works by Sir Christopher Wren and Sir James Thornhill can be observed from the chapel's Royal Pew until September
William Blake’s cottage—where he wrote ‘Jerusalem’—a step closer to becoming a museum
Funding has been secured to fix the collapsing roof of the house in Sussex, UK, with future plans to restore it and turn it into an arts centre
After decades of neglect, public Amelia Toledo sculpture in Rio will finally be restored
The giant rose-quartz work at a metro station in Copacabana will get a much-needed makeover
Art damaged during Brazil’s 2023 insurrection almost fully restored
The National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage expects the restoration project to conclude in December
Salisbury Cathedral conservation offers window into William Morris’s workshop
Edward Burne-Jones’s stained-glass work has been removed for conservation for the first time
Siena's Baptismal font—decorated with Donatello reliefs—unveiled after three-year restoration
The Renaissance marble structure, which is still used to baptise newborns, has been returned to its original splendour—thanks to porcupine quills and 3-D printers
Conservation experts deploying to Lahaina, Hawaii, to support recovery from 2023 wildfires
Thanks to a grant of almost $20,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, two experts will travel to Maui to assist affected museums and historic sites
Saved by a pub entrepreneur, Sherborne House reopens as an arts centre
The comprehensive renovation includes a new restaurant, an events pavilion and the restoration of a James Thornhill mural
Mavisbank House: abandoned Scottish 18th-century mansion to be rescued at last
The the house near Edinburgh is considered one of Britain’s most important buildings—but also its most derelict
Portrait of Charles I's children revealed to be by inventor of tri-colour printing
The print by Jacob Christoph le Blon, which hung under a staircase of a Norfolk mansion, was thought to be a copy of a work by Anthony Van Dyck
Paintings saved from Notre Dame blaze to go on show in Paris
Religious works, restored by conservation experts, will be returned to the historic cathedral on the Seine
Shiver me timbers: AI speeds up repair of historic British warship HMS Victory
Technology is being used to create an image database of vessel—as acres of wooden planking damaged by time, water and insects are to be replaced
New Notre Dame spire now topped with golden rooster
Unveiling marks milestone in reconstruction of ravaged cathedral
Turkey counts cost of earthquake repairs
A year after tremors devastated the south of the country, painstaking work begins to restore thousands of damaged monuments
Early Gerhard Richter mural, painted over in 1979, resurfaces in Dresden
Painting in a stairwell and foyer at the German Hygiene Museum is one of the few early works to survive
President Macron confirms Notre Dame opening date plus plans for a new museum
While worshippers will be permitted to enter the cathedral by December 2024, a revamp of the surrounding area will continue
DIY insulation and cow bones: Oxford college renovation reveals what life was like as a 17th-century student
The conservation of St John’s College has uncovered hidden paintings, underfloor fire escapes and an intriguing signature
Radical plan to restore Clandon Park rejected by members at National Trust annual meeting
Restore Trust campaign group also failed to secure seats on heritage body’s governing council
Revamp of fire-damaged Clandon Park galvanises National Trust ‘woke’ row
Campaign group Restore Trust accuses organisation of backtracking on its restoration plans for the 18th-century Palladian mansion
The Imperial War Museum restores John Singer Sargent’s Gassed, revealing original colour palette
The restored painting will be there to welcome visitors to the new Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries, which opens on Remembrance Sunday
How Princeton rediscovered a Rubens in its collection
Layers of earlier well-meaning but overzealous restoration work had obscured the Old Master’s hand—until now
Efforts to restore dilapidated house museum of African American art in Savannah, Georgia get significant boost
The Kiah house will be restored to its former glory, highlighting African American art, and providing housing to local artists
British wartime control tower to become holiday home after £3.1m restoration
Conservation charity Landmark Trust plans to transform derelict building into unique four-bedroom house, due to open in 2025
Fragile Trinity icon installed at Moscow cathedral in time for Pentecost
President Putin ordered the transfer of the medieval masterpiece from the State Tretyakov Gallery to the Russian Orthodox Church despite protests from restorers
Monumental Cold War-era Karl Marx mosaic restored in east Germany
Josep Renau's vast memorial in Halle-Neustadt is one of the most important surviving public works of art produced in communist East Germany
Notre Dame to reopen in December 2024
Though the Parisian cathedral's nave is expected to reopen to the public by the end of 2024, work to restore the entire site could last until 2028