London institution’s new show explores Egypt’s lost cities<br>

Sicily and Naples miss out on culture and tourism grants to protect crumbling cultural heritage sites due to chronic mismanagement

Decade of research underpins groundbreaking conservation plan at US university’s centre for British art

Firm behind the high-resolution images that led to the discovery was “moved on” from another important pharaonic burial site

A major overhaul of the house’s interiors will recreate different a historical period on each floor

After slow start, country’s prime minister says reconstruction of other key heritage sites is also due to begin

An earlier overzealous job had consigned the paintings to storage

The late photojournalist Rashid Talukder buried his politically sensitive images to hide them from the military regime

Murals in remote cave church date to 12th century

Residents will give tours of the Salvation Army’s Cité de Refuge

Around €2m needed to restore murals by Bonnard and Vuillard

Opening of two specialist study centres—a first for the country—begins era of Greek-Turkish collaboration

The popular public installation is due to be turned off temporarily—but will soon shine again with a new paint job

The €8.5m campaign is backed by the fashion designer Diane von Fürstenburg among others

Russia’s culture ministry decides against creating giant restoration firm after protest by family of the late Vladimir Sarabyanov, the country’s “Da Vinci”

But the project includes a controversial history exhibition that tries to rehabilitate Stalin’s image

Star attraction of Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum has suffered from pigment deterioration and addition of later varnish

Local businesses want to extend access to island Skellig Michael to accommodate eager fans, but preservationists fear that crowds will threaten the medieval ruins and sea bird colonies