Conservation & Preservation
Banksy work cleared from vacant site and restored for public display
Toronto developer’s intervention raises questions about the practice of preserving street art
European cobalt blue imported to China from early 18th century
Scientific tests reveal Qing-dynasty artisans used it to produce famille rose porcelain
Egyptian pharaoh rescued from watery Cairo grave—but which one does it depict?
Early reports identified it as a statue of Ramses II, but now scholars think it may be a later king
Photos of Guercino painting, rolled up like a rug by thieves, reveal extent of damage
The work was taken from an Italian church in 2014 and recently recovered in Casablanca
Experts restore rare Dutch Golden Age map found stuffed up a chimney
The 17th-century map, which was discovered scrunched up in a ball, is on show at the National Library of Scotland
Rare, newly restored 300-year japanned cabinet on offer at the Bada fair
Original silver revealed after experts painstakingly stripped layers of gold paint from the cresting and stand of William and Mary piece
French museum lifts the veil on Rodin work not previously exhibited
Fragile plaster sculpture, draped in fabric, restored for Anselm Kiefer's show at Musée Rodin
‘Lost’ Cubist painting found under later work
The granddaughter of Belgian artist René Guiette chances upon concealed composition beneath her grandfather’s Art Brut picture
All you need is LOVE (and a good conservator)
The Indianapolis Museum of Art restores sculpture by Robert Indiana
Foundation uses crowdfunding to raise $65,000 to restore work by female Old Master
The Last Supper scene by the 16th-century nun Plautilla Nelli is due to go on show in 2018
Getty preserves Palmyra online in new show
The institution hopes its first digital exhibition will also reach the Arab world
String theory: Spanish refugees inspired Henry Moore’s 1930s stringed sculptures
Bold colours revealed during restoration of San Diego Museum of Art's latest acquisition
It's about time: NYU launches US first time-based media conservation graduate course
The degree is the first of its kind in the US and reflects the growing need for specialists in the field
Call for Italy’s quake-stricken works to return home for treatment
Mayors demand that salvaged works of art be restored locally
Brueghel discovered in Bath museum’s storeroom
Tests confirm that the Holburne’s picture is by Pieter Brueghel the Younger and not by a follower
Caillebotte’s home near Paris to reopen in June after 20-year restoration
The French artist’s residence is one of the most beautiful 19th-century homes still within its original grounds
Campaign launched to save Vincent van Gogh’s grave
French town of Auvers-sur-Oise is also fundraising to repair church that inspired 1890 painting
MFA Boston to bring experts together with $24m overhaul of conservation centre
New facilities will encourage a cross-departmental approach
Tide rises on Robert Rauschenberg's island retreat
Captiva, the late artist's Florida compound, is "at high risk of storm surge flooding”
Artist creates 'guinea pig' work for researchers to experiment on
Project explores long-term preservation issues of 3D-printed works
Row in Rome over proposed plan to fence-off Spanish Steps
Opponents criticise anti-vandalism measures to seal off Roman staircase at night and to ban seating—and snacking—on it
Is the Ringling Museum's Velázquez the real deal?
Scans reveal the Florida institution's portrait of Philip IV had a fashion-forward makeover
Eiffel Tower to get a €300m facelift
The 15-year plan is intended to bolster Paris’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games and 2025 World’s Fair