Heritage

Gods, emperors and eagles restored in Blenheim Palace roof-rescue mission

The crumbling roof of Winston Churchill’s birthplace has been fixed in a £12m conservation project that the restorers hope will preserve the 18th-century country house for the next 300 years

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Arts organisation enlists celebrities in fight to save Manhattan church

The Center at West Park has been marshalling support from famous actors led by Mark Ruffalo to stop the demolition of West Park Presbyterian Church

Unesco grants enhanced protection to 39 Lebanese heritage sites as war escalates

The cultural body has also unlocked more than $100,000 in emergency funding for urgent operations on the ground

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In a month of war, Iran’s cultural heritage has suffered huge damage

Some of the country’s most precious historic sites and buildings are in need of major repair following bombing by Israel and the US

Sussan Babaie
Irannews

Iran’s arts community and heritage suffer as US-Israeli attacks continue

Artists struggle to work, museums and galleries close their doors and historic sites are badly damaged

Excavations at Alexander the Great's rediscovered city in Iraq postponed due to war

New research has confirmed the site of the giant ancient metropolis, but further archaeological work has been delayed due to issues such as travel restrictions

‘We are trying to preserve the memory of our people’: archaeologists create map tracking damage to Iran heritage sites

The interactive map has recorded 69 damaged sites so far, but experts say the verified cases represent only a fraction of the destruction as war continues

Unesco-protected monastery in Lviv damaged by Russian drone strike

The 17th-century Bernardine Monastery was one of several buildings hit in the Ukrainian city’s historic centre, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site

Comment | Climate change is forcing tough choices—how much heritage can we save before it is too late?

As increasingly extreme weather threatens cultural sites, archaeologists are turning to technology to try and record them before they are lost forever

Endemic leaking problems at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater finally come to an end

A $7m conservation project has focused on mitigating the engineering issues of the architect's masterpiece as well as preparing the building for a changing climate

Missile strike hits boundary of archaeological site in Tyre, Lebanon as minister calls for Unesco intervention

An Israeli airstrike caused “material damage” to the entrance of the Unesco World Heritage site according to the Lebanese ministry of culture

Unesco sites in Iranian city of Isfahan damaged by US-Israel strikes

There have also been reports of damage to the third-century Falak-ol-Aflak Citadel in Khorramabad, western Iran

UK council criticised over sale of collection including works by pioneering photographer Tony Ray-Jones

Kent County Council, led by the Reform party, cited financial pressures as a reason for the forthcoming sale, while stating that the works had not been offered to any of the county’s museums or galleries

Unesco World Heritage buildings in Tel Aviv damaged by Iranian missile strike

Cultural sites and museums in Israel have closed and have been instructed to move their collections into bomb shelters

Berlin cathedral opens newly renovated crypt to house coffins of Prussia’s ruling dynasty

Display of sarcophagi of the Hohenzollerns, which span 500 years, includes a new exhibition

Ukraine adopts resolution to aid evacuation of artefacts from front line

The government's decision to simplify the process of removing millions of objects in high-risk zones comes as the war with Russia enters its fifth year

Venice exhibition of US artist Hernan Bas will tackle issue of mass tourism

“The Visitors” includes more than 30 new paintings of youths who represent “cliches of the contemporary tourist”

Turkey’s heritage power grab: new law threatens Istanbul’s opposition-run cultural sites

Following changes to legislation governing foundations, the central government can now seize historic properties from local authorities

Opulent golden slipper, believed to have belonged to England’s King James II, goes on display in UK

The rare silk object, featuring a floral motif, has been part of the National Trust’s collection since 1978

London's Brutalist Southbank Centre awarded protected heritage status

The post-war arts complex has been Grade II listed but one critic has responded by calling it a “concrete monstrosity”

World Monuments Fund provides $7m to support 21 new conservation projects around the globe

The organisation has also launched a special programme for the semiquincentennial of the US's founding

Bill aimed at giving Israel control over all West Bank heritage sites sparks concern

Campaign groups have claimed the proposal violates international law, while Israel maintains it is about taking responsibility for and protecting Jewish heritage

Giorgia Meloni’s face removed from Rome fresco after complaints

An artist was asked by Vatican officials to paint over the image he had created during a restoration last year

What the US’s removal of Nicolás Maduro means for Venezuela’s heritage

Longstanding preservation challenges are likely to be exacerbated by the current political instability

Rome introduces Trevi Fountain tourist fee

Visitors to Rome will now pay to access the famous fountain and five other historic monuments

Russia's winter bombardment puts strain on Ukrainian museum workers

Targeted attacks on electric and water supplies amid freezing conditions are further complicating the work of cultural organisations

Florida coin hoard worth $1m resurfaces debate over treasure hunting

Recent discoveries have renewed archaeologists’ concerns that a shipwreck-salvage company has exclusive rights to artefacts aboard a sunken 1715 fleet

Sex, love and gladiators: Pompeii graffiti found in corridor highlights residents’ passionate side

Scribblings analysed using state-of the art technology have brought new insight into the daily life and emotions of people who lived in the ancient city

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Meet the global taskforce working to recover stolen cultural heritage

A reporter for The Art Newspaper has been on the scene with the Heritage Crime Task Force (HCTF), tracking, identifying and repatriating a wide variety of art and antiquities lost to crime and conflict