Conservation
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
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