New York museum has removed varnish and overpainting to let the artist’s brushstrokes “sing”

The Grabar Art Conservation Center has launched the Ovchinnikov Ikonoteka space, which is named in honour of renowned restorer

The Hungarian firm Gedeon Richter to fund three-year project to restore works from the Russian museum that relate to the concept of female beauty

From a private residence inspired by the cosmos to a commercial building with curves: Historic England adds 17 "PoMo" buildings to register

Monte Albán, the ancient capital of the Zapotec people, was damaged by earthquakes in 2017

Show at Leeds City Museum is one of this year's many events commemorating the tercentenary of the furniture maker’s birth

Anger as focus turns to cause of blaze that ripped through Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s masterpiece

In many cases, the funding will be used to help prevent future damage, including public outreach and scientific research

Dutch museum will remove yellowed varnish from Van der Weyden's The Lamentation of Christ

Conservators have used the method on a ceremonial cape made by the Tupinambá—a cannibalistic tribe from Brazil

Discoveries about two Blue Period works in the Art Gallery of Ontario’s collection have inspired an upcoming exhibition

Using drone footage, 3D models and videos, the tech giant is working with cultural institutions to make preservation efforts accessible to a larger public

The upgrade to the Modernist building and its surrounding landscape has resulted in a new visitor route planned for the Giardini

It is the first Western institution to launch a long-term project to study and conserve pictorial art from the country

Symposium on the subject to open at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts

The institution is using funds from a private foundation to restore works scarred by war

The biennial award was established to help preserve Modern architecture

US Army research on the use of matte black on helicopter blades is aiding conservators working on outdoor sculptures

Anne Hidalgo’s plan, which has drawn fire, involves storing items threatened by conflict in buildings owned by the city authority

Antonio Paolucci to oversee restoration of Italy's Basilica of St Benedict

Show tells the stories behind seven great works that have disappeared and the creation of new digital facsimiles

The Russian republic of Ingushetia is hoping that improved conservation will lead to Unesco status

Icon’s first major intervention since 1931 brings back original colours

Hauteville House revamp includes overhaul of furniture and facades overseen by the Les Misérables creator

Museum’s restoration lifts “grey veil” from final commission by the Renaissance artist Moretto da Brescia

Explorers will be paid for image rights and receive share of entrance fees

Charles Le Brun project at Vaux-le-Vicomte, halted by a financial scandal at Louis XIV’s court, will be completed with video projection

Museums have since devoted sizeable resources

The release of a pre-conservation image of Leonardo’s $450m Salvator Mundi reignites debate over the transparency of conservators’ interventions

Opening mega museums is not the only way to exercise soft power in the region