Emily Sharpe

Have mummies, will travel

CT scans reveal secrets of Field Museum’s Peruvian and Egyptian treasures before they are sent on the road

First millennium’s monotheistic mix on show

British Museum's exhibition delves into post-pharaonic Egypt

How to document heritage sites under threat

Project aims to create virtual archives using 3D scanning technology

Three of the best works at Frieze Masters

We take a look at some of the most impressive, and eclectic, pieces on offer

When the West went crazy for all things Asian

The seeds of globalisation were sown by Europe and the Americas’ insatiable appetite for exotic goods

Frieze Frame: Welcome to our kunstkammer

When Frieze Masters pitches its elegant tent, a corner of Regent’s Park becomes a temporary kunstkammer. Here are six rare and intriguing works—and the stories behind them—in our very own cabinet for the curious

Prizesnews

Abraaj Art Prize winners announced

Artists Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme win $100,000 award

V&A’s Indian textiles have stories to tell

Shirt inscribed with Koranic verses was kept in storage for 80 years, while appliquéd wall hanging was found dumped in a New York street

Southern barbarians rise to fight again

Rediscovered Japanese panels on show after two years of painstaking restoration in specialist studio

Getty seeks to preserve memory of Palmyra's Roman ruins through acquisition of rare photography collection

French naval officer Louis Vignes took images of Beirut, Lebanon and Syria in 1864

‘This war is worse than the Mongol invasion’

Unique insight into the destruction at Palmyra from the last US archaeologist to leave the site

Gainsborough’s House launches fundraising campaign

Planned extension will put Grade-I listed townhouse on the international art map

The Getty: 30 years of changing the world

From Tutankhamun to Disney cartoons, the conservation institute continues to revolutionise conservation practice from its Los Angeles base

Pilot scheme tackles skills shortage

Lack of building conservation workers has become "acute" in US

Satellite image confirms Isil's destruction of Palmyra's Temple of Bel

Second building reduced to rubble by extremists controlling ancient site in Syria

Isil destroys ancient temple in Palmyra

Bombing, reported yesterday, may have happened a month ago

Isil beheads archaeologist in Palmyra

Syria's antiquities ministry condemns killing as "cowardly and criminal act of appalling brutality"

Unesco world heritage list grows along with cultural sites on 'danger list'

Experts meet in Bonn as news breaks of further destruction in conflict zones

Aristocrat unveils £1m multiverse land art by Charles Jencks

Work part of huge project to regenerate former mine in Scotland