Emily Sharpe

Strange but true: Beuys’s works in felt and fat were built to last

Conservators have got to grips with seminal artist’s use of non-traditional materials

‘You must guard your own henhouse and often from your own foxes’

Book trade calls for self-policing as library thefts are growing problem

Islamic State destroys ancient tombs at Palmyra

First confirmed damage by extremist group to historic site in Syria

The case of the moth-eaten Felt Suit

Museums have learned to preserve the unusual materials in Joseph Beuys's works

Terrorists attack ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor

Suicide bomber among those killed after failed assault outside popular tourist site

Saul and David reattributed to Rembrandt

Discovery to be revealed in CSI-style show at The Hague’s Mauritshuis

High Line co-founder to lead World Monuments Fund

Joshua David will replace long-time president Bonnie Burnham in November

Lacma’s conservators discover 1960s colours in Ottoman interior

Damascene reception room is being restored before making its museum debut in Saudi Arabia in 2016

Nepal mourns and prepares to rebuild after heritage is destroyed in deadly quake

Prime minister appeals for $2bn after historic squares are reduced to rubble and ancient temples are damaged in deadly disaster

Grand designs on Soane’s London home

Visitors can see the architect’s newly restored living quarters for the first time in 160 years

Research puts Goya’s witches in right order

"Feat in forensics” finally establishes correct sequence of artist's private album

Turkey plans to make a splash with new museum

Country’s ministry of culture approves project to make underwater Byzantine basilica a tourist attraction

Visitor figures 2014: the world goes dotty over Yayoi Kusama

Taiwan’s National Palace Museum clinches top spot in our attendance survey, but Japanese artist’s retrospectives are a phenomenon in South America and Asia

Bode museum finally lays bare its war-damaged collection

An exhibition in Berlin surveys the ethical implications of restoring damaged art

Reynolds' experiments a real headache for conservators

Research project and show explain conservators’ difficulties with his techniques

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Cambodia to host culture and tourism conference

Preservation, cultural routes, urban regeneration through tourism are all set to be discussed

V&A refurbished gallery reopens after conservators work on 19th-century plasters

Cleaning uncovers makers’ pioneering techniques and casts new light on plaster casts

“Live” restoration of Dalí painting in Rotterdam

The conservation of Dalí’s Landscape with a Girl Skipping will be visible to the public

Tate celebrates return of restored Rothko

The product of 9 months of restoration leaves no traces of graffiti ink

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Taipei takes attendance top spot with loans from China

Asian art is in the ascendancy globally, while in Europe, Salvador Dalí reigns supreme

Reconstruction: V&A detectives crack Meissen mystery

3D scanning of 19th-century copy provides missing parts needed to piece together 1740s porcelain fountain

Tate finds 370-year-old bullet hole in Charles I statue

The sculpture was famously attacked by Parliamentarians shortly after the outbreak of the English Civil War

Purposeful destruction: Smashing art at the Tate Britain

Tate Britain traces the driving forces and ideologies behind a 500-year history of iconoclasm

Art and the appetite for destruction: Histories of British Iconoclasm on now at Tate Britain

Tate Britain examines the history of those who have targeted art, from Henry VIII to the present