Conservation & Preservation
Laser scanners becoming central to stone conservation
Merseyside museums lead the way in applying new technology to stone conservation
Japanese barter the restoration of Urbino’s walls in exchange for a Raphael exhibition
Florence's soprintendente has described the proposal as “blackmail”
Austria to the aid of the Croatian heritage as war rages
Old historical ties revived as the Kunsthistorisches Museum, with government blessing, devises a conservation package
Tug-of-war over baroque church of San Luca in Genoa as baroque gem falls into ruin
The Spinola family has created a Foundation and is looking for sponsors; the State would like to get possession of the sadly-neglected building
Moral guidelines for archaeology
New rules and guidelines for archaeologists around the world.
Restoration workshop set up within Aachen cathedral
Imperial cathedral needs DM40 million after further damage was found to the building and its furnishings
The library of the Sabatinis
After decades of pretending to know nothing about it, Mainz University library reluctantly returns Nazi loot of precious books
New centre for sculpture conservation in Liverpool
Brain drain from the V&A
The external restoration of Uppark House in West Sussex is virtually complete, two years after the fire which half gutted the building in August 1989
Restoration largest ever attempted by the National Trust
How the proximity of US servicemen to Iraq's city of Ur has caused alarm among archaeologists
As US troopers praise the Lord, reports of damage in Iraq remain unconfirmed
Number of sites protected by Unesco has increased, and campaign to raise money to protect them is launched
The safeguarding of these places of global, cultural importance will increase
Ancient city inside Iraqi airbase, Ur of the Chaldees, narrowly avoids annihilation by US forces
Attack on ziggurat stopped by unknown American officer
Excavating a new temple of Solomon despite the war
Dig continues at Ain Dara to uncover a temple almost identical to that described in the Bible
Famous Art Nouveau villa to be reinstated through bold effort by Saxon town
Collectors and dealers hold back to let Chemnitz buy back part of its history
High-tech advances at the Uffizi to transform air conditioning, conservation, and data maintenance
Progress on the “Uffizi advanced technology project” in Florence is going well.
Collectors beware: modern art is destroying itself
Only a severely controlled environment will preserve many works of twentieth-century art
Twice as much space for classical antiquities
Is a Roman bronze archaeology or art?