The well known Oaxacan artist Francisco Toledo, is working with others to collect food and supplies and open community kitchens

The region’s arts institutions survived the storm largely intact, with some planning to reopen this week

Florida declares a state of emergency and Miami Beach residents are urged to evacuate

The Museum of Fine Arts will offer three days of free admission

The initiative comes days after three key structures in India were demolished

On Friday, France will propose a new resolution to UN Security Council to safeguard sites in conflict zones around the world

As Isil retreats from ancient Syrian city US non-profit hopes to raise funds to launch "cubesat"

Video shows attackers beating a gallery guard and tearing posters, and walls spray-painted with graffiti stating Mouthpiece of Moscow and Glory to Ukraine

Fears grow over fate of ancient Syrian site which suffered disastrous destruction during last occupation by extremists

The $100m initiative, inspired by the Global Fund to fight AIDS, will be presented at a conference in Abu Dhabi this week

The blaze at the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God at Vardzia may have been started by a monk’s candle

Patrizio Bertelli made the plea at the unveiling of Vasari's Last Supper, which is back on display 50 years after it was damaged in the Florence flood of 1966

UK military draws up plans for specialist unit to protect cultural heritage in war zones

Islamic extremists razed massive 2,900-year-old Assyrian structure to the ground

Fourth tremor in three months brings central Italy 'to its knees'

Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi was first to face war crimes trial in The Hague over cultural destruction

Unesco’s director-general Irina Bokova has strongly condemned the attack

Culture ministry meets with specialist art squad today to plan response after first emergency phase

Tremors from the earthquake were felt in Thailand, India and Bangladesh

Monument to Saint Francis, decorated with frescoes by Cimabue and Giotto, is located at heart of earthquake-prone area

Collection remains vulnerable to rising waters until a planned superstore outside Paris opens in 2019

Video footage shot by the militant group shows explosives detonated at the entrance arch

Objects were evacuated to higher ground as heavy rains cause serious threat of flooding

Huang Yong Ping’s Monumenta commission among the shows temporarily shut down in a “preventive measure”

Both institutions have enacted emergency plans to protect works, as days of rain put the country on high alert

The 59 sculptures were among treasures seized by Stalin’s “Trophy Brigades” after the Second World War

Nearly four years after New York was left half-submerged in water, legal rows over who should pay for damage to works of art rumble on