Conservation
Celebrated director of World Monuments Fund retires
Bonnie Burnham made the organisation, which turns 50 this year, into a global powerhouse
Tintoretto’s Venetian masterpieces sparkle again
Cleaning and LED lighting give visitors a glimpse of how the space originally looked
Kinky Calder gets restored in time for UK debut
Artist’s grandsons waived fees to conserve his largest work, which goes on show at Tate Modern this week
MoMA unveils film classics restored to former glory
International Festival of Film Preservation, which opens today, will show a mix of silent comedies, classics and cult favourites
La Dolce Vita’s Trevi Fountain revived
The Fendi-backed €2.2m restoration of the Roman tourist favourite is nearly complete
Hiker discovers 1,200-year-old Viking sword in Norway
Archaeologist says climate change could result in more ancient objects resurfacing in the far North
Have mummies, will travel
CT scans reveal secrets of Field Museum’s Peruvian and Egyptian treasures before they are sent on the road
Florence Baptistery hauls down the scaffolding in time for Papal visit
€2m restoration of eight marble outer walls took 21 months
How to document heritage sites under threat
Project aims to create virtual archives using 3D scanning technology
V&A’s Indian textiles have stories to tell
Shirt inscribed with Koranic verses was kept in storage for 80 years, while appliquéd wall hanging was found dumped in a New York street
Southern barbarians rise to fight again
Rediscovered Japanese panels on show after two years of painstaking restoration in specialist studio
Isil extremists blow up Palmyra's Arch of Triumph
Syrian antiquities head confirms destruction of ancient Roman archway
‘Rush to rebuild’ puts Philippine churches at risk
Experts question restoration techniques following earthquake
Discovery leads experts to redraw map of ancient Rome
The outline of a house dating to the sixth century BC was found beneath the Palazzo Canevari on the Quirinal Hill
‘No intervention’ needed to protect Spiral Jetty from drought
Robert Smithson would have approved of environmental changes, say guardians of the site
Tutankhamun’s mask and tomb off view to tourists from October for cleaning
Conservators to sweep the floors of the boy pharaoh’s burial chamber and remove epoxy applied to golden mask’s loose beard
Venice big ships photo show to go on after all
Fondo Ambiente Italiano offers its own space in St Mark’s Square after mayor tries to postpone exhibition at Doge’s Palace
The Getty: 30 years of changing the world
From Tutankhamun to Disney cartoons, the conservation institute continues to revolutionise conservation practice from its Los Angeles base
Pilot scheme tackles skills shortage
Lack of building conservation workers has become "acute" in US
First house designed by Gaudí to open as a museum in 2016
Casa Vicens, a Unesco World Heritage building, is currently undergoing renovation