Conservation
‘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
Daniel Buren threatens to sue French city over disrepair of public work
Lyon insists a restoration of the artist’s 1994 intervention in the main square is on the agenda
Isil beheads archaeologist in Palmyra
Syria's antiquities ministry condemns killing as "cowardly and criminal act of appalling brutality"
Venice mayor holds up show to further his cruise ship aims
Photos of the “monsters in Venice” should have been displayed in the Doge’s Palace in September
A 17th-century country house is once again a family home
St Giles House, the Dorset seat of the Earls of Shaftesbury, wins restoration award—and the Earl is moving back in
Underground art by Eduardo Paolozzi saved from destruction
The late artist’s celebrated mosaics displayed at Tottenham Court Road tube will be restored at Edinburgh University
Unesco world heritage list grows along with cultural sites on 'danger list'
Experts meet in Bonn as news breaks of further destruction in conflict zones
Restoration work on Timbuktu's historic tombs to finish this month
Ancient sites were targeted by extremist groups
Strange but true: Beuys’s works in felt and fat were built to last
Conservators have got to grips with seminal artist’s use of non-traditional materials
The case of the moth-eaten Felt Suit
Museums have learned to preserve the unusual materials in Joseph Beuys's works
Russian architect fights for German Modernist housing estate
Dmitry Sukhin wants Colour Row Settlement, designed by Berlin Philharmonic Hall architect Hans Scharoun, to be restored to full glory
Great Dam of Marib and Al-Qahira castle in Yemen damaged by Saudi airstrikes
Continued fighting in the region further threatens the country’s heritage sites
Terrorists attack ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor
Suicide bomber among those killed after failed assault outside popular tourist site
Saul and David reattributed to Rembrandt
Discovery to be revealed in CSI-style show at The Hague’s Mauritshuis
Updated emergency ‘Red List’ of Iraq antiquities at risk released
New publication includes cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, Assyrian reliefs and coins
Paris mayor gives city’s decaying churches a Hail Mary—to the tune of €80m
But heritage groups say the funds fall far short of the real cost of restoration
Lacma’s conservators discover 1960s colours in Ottoman interior
Damascene reception room is being restored before making its museum debut in Saudi Arabia in 2016
Pompeii in a fix despite cash boost
Funds for Great Pompeii Project could be withdrawn as lack of staff and red tape stifle efforts to save site
Nepal mourns and prepares to rebuild after heritage is destroyed in deadly quake
Prime minister appeals for $2bn after historic squares are reduced to rubble and ancient temples are damaged in deadly disaster
Has Russian government’s half-billion dollar pledge to save historic city of Vyborg come too late?
Experts blame local authorities in Vyborg for failing to act as architecture begins to collapse
Where Marie Antoinette laid her head: Fontainebleau’s reinstated Turkish bedroom opens to the public
Opening marks the completion of a seven-year restoration project