Francis I of Brittany had his first wife painted over in a medieval prayer book before giving it to his new spouse, research at Cambridge's Fitzwilliam Museum shows

Mysterious image still holds some secrets however

Painting is the only surviving contemporary image of the monarch

New exhibition on 5,000 years of Iranian civilisation will feature museum's rarely seen replicas of life-sized friezes from King Darius’s “very excellent” palace

The richly decorated Schloss Köpenick serves as backdrop to a show of works by three artists whose motifs encompass the natural world and Greek legends

After a £4.3m National Lottery Heritage Fund grant and years of restoration, the historic priory is set to open this summer

Medieval masterpiece by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck is being unveiled today after a three-year treatment

Ewbank Auctions in England has estimated the amateur paintings by Josephine Butler at around £250 each

X-rays and computer algorithms preserve the complicated technique of letterlocking, which turn writing paper into envelope

Residents of a Surrey village are piecing together the history of the colourful and detailed paintings done by a local woman more than 100 years ago

After long-running row over the bequest of 19th-century collector Hugh Lane, new deal adds two paintings to rotating loan and greater collaboration between the two museums

Celtic deity from Cambridgeshire sports impeccable hair that is slightly longer at the back

Parts of the world famous monument may have been taken from a stone circle of identical diameter around 250kms away, researchers claim

Conservation boost from a US charity comes after the heritage organisation faced a £200m revenue collapse due to the pandemic

After years of neglect, ornate Victorian auditorium in northern seaside town of Morecambe is being saved

While the royal residence is under repair, some of the Royal Collection’s most famous paintings have been relocated and displayed in a more convenient setting

Monuments commemorating the First and Second World Wars—mostly built in small towns and villages—are added to Historic England's list of protected places

Donations have poured in from all over the globe since the museum appealed for aid

Entries on Historic England Heritage at Risk list, published today, have risen to 5,097

Album by Thomas Honywood, pioneer of photography in England, will be auctioned on 28 October

The 'Marlow Warlord' was buried with his weapons and luxuries for 1,400 years

The Grade I listed Fratry is now connected to the Carlisle cathedral via a new light-flooded sandstone cafe

The Havering Hoard, which will be exhibited at the Museum of London, Docklands, was discovered two years ago and has never before been shown in its entirety

Portrait thought to be of Thomas Arundell is to be auctioned at Woolley & Wallis this week

Built in the wake of the Second World War, Harlow maintains a remarkable collection with pieces by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Rodin

Former dance hall was bequeathed to the Tate by the sculptor's family

Taylor’s in Loughborough faces uphill struggle in fundraising drive to restore decaying buildings and create new museum

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's £30,000 appeal aims to restore ambitious sculpture of the Bard in grounds of his former home

Shakespeare Memorial Library in Birmingham has dug out stills from A Midsummer Night’s Dream starring Olivia de Havilland and Mickey Rooney

The board of the festival has cancelled its contract with arts production company Artichoke, which was organising the ambitious schedule of outdoor events and public art