Midshipman Charles Hare's account of his escape from a French prison, alongside the outfit he fled in, can be seen from today at the National Maritime Museum

Traces of the statesman’s smoke have been removed from the painting of Charing Cross Bridge, which took Monet 24 years to finish

Last year, the artist put his 2013 installation “WS White Snow” on show in a Los Angeles warehouse in hopes of finding a long-term custodian

One of the work’s two hoop-like pendulums fell off outside the Manhattan offices of the Wall Street Journal publisher

Brighton and Hove Museums hopes to raise at least £10,000 to conserve the Grade I listed building

Labour government cancels redevelopment in spending squeeze—but heritage bodies say conservation solutions are still needed

The undated work, which was during conservation work, is going on display in an exhibition at the Bowes Museum in County Durham

Emergency repairs at 11th-century fortress offer a ray of hope in country where dozens of historic sites are damaged or destroyed

Edward Burne-Jones’s stained-glass work has been removed for conservation for the first time

More than a year of meticulous research and work has led to the painting being glowingly restored—while revealing amendments by an unknown artist that “changed the narrative completely”

Ekner, who was appointed interim director general last year, has 25 years of museum experience in Sweden and New Zealand

Local authorities respond that mummy deterioration is not new and even inevitable given a history of visitors “touching them or taking souvenirs, such as bits of clothing”

His purple flowers have now faded to blue, as revealed during research for a Getty exhibition in October

Visitors have the unique chance to see the barrel-vaulted ceiling of the Long Gallery at Lanhydrock up close thanks to a scaffolding platform

Stalemate in the dispute over the fate of Miss’s Land art environment in Des Moines, Iowa

Created less than a year before the artist’s death, ‘A Book Full of Fun’ was painstakingly moved to the Stanley Museum of Art while the school undergoes renovation

Day visitors should pay €25 as for the Uffizi but be made proud to help save the city

In an interview, Maria Piana, the architect responsible for the famous basilica, says urgent action is needed to save the city’s houses from rising water levels

Isaiah Robertson's house covered in kaleidoscopic assemblages in Niagara Falls, New York, to open to the public as an art destination and community gathering space

Municipal officials recently approved the Des Moines Art Center’s plans to demolish “Greenwood Pond: Double Site”

The Valentine’s Day protest was carried out by members of the environmental group Declare Emergency

Maestà di Assisi, located in the saint's home town, which survived a deadly earthquake in 1997, has been returned to its original luminosity

A major €90m upgrade of the hallowed Long Room—and its 200,000 books—begins at the end of the year, while its famous Book of Kells gets an immersive makeover

The Des Moines Art Center in Iowa intends to demolish Miss’s environmental intervention, against the artist’s wishes

Latest measures are attempt to stem mass tourism and conserve the historic city

Scientists discovered extra seam during Operation Night Watch conservation project at the Rijksmuseum

City had been forced to cordon off leaning 12th-century structure

While worshippers will be permitted to enter the cathedral by December 2024, a revamp of the surrounding area will continue

Restored to its former glory, the 200kg automaton is now on show at the Buckingham mansion

The conservation of St John’s College has uncovered hidden paintings, underfloor fire escapes and an intriguing signature