The Ludovisi Casino in Rome, with its masterpiece frescoes, is up for auction by the courts, estimate nearly half a billion euro

The ruling BJP has been accused by a rival party of "selling off Delhi's history" following new licensing around historic structures in the capital

Proposal was put forward by 16 Arabic-speaking countries

Reviving 17th-century Tijou screens commissioned by Protestant monarchs William and Mary means undoing decades of damage and haphazard repairs

In a new location in the desert complex, the exhibition will explore ideas of “mirage and oasis”

Plans to revamp the fire-ravaged cathedral with contemporary art and multilingual projections of Bible quotes have been compared to Disneyland

The first ever mosaic illustrating scenes from Homer’s Iliad, it would have decorated an imposing dining and entertainment space within a major villa complex

Excavations at monumental site Karahan Tepe, near the Turkish-Syrian border, suggest that society was established before the dawn of agriculture

A relic of national importance, the man-made cave is all that remains of his villa and gardens—and is only accessible through a school dining hall

Guardians of world’s cultural heritage must mount the parapet and lead in the climate change battle

Ancient artefacts were on loan to Amsterdam museum when Crimea was annexed in 2014

Town of Riace is planning a museum, while a new investigation hopes to confirm whether there are more ancient Greek statues to be found

Plus, Venice's tourism problem and Finnish artist Outi Heiskanen

Since the annexation in 2014, Russia has been persecuting the Tatar population and appropriating monuments

The Bay Area sound artist is working on a contemporary sound installation in the fire-ravaged cathedral's bell tower

Plus, artist Bill Fontana records Notre Dame's bells

Cultural heritage workers estimate they have five years to secure the heritage site’s contents before it is destroyed to extract the ore

The Karnofsky Store, a Jewish family’s former tailor shop where the young jazz legend found early encouragement for his musical talent, has been reduced to rubble

The property, bequeathed to the district by a physician friend of the artist for use as an arts centre, has been neglected for decades

From the Bamiyan Valley to an ancient spiritual centre of Zoroastrianism and Buddhism, former Unesco senior official Francesco Bandarin looks at the embattled country’s most important landmarks

Composer has funded a two-year, £60m renovation of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane to turn it into a public gallery and heritage attraction

Dig uncovers a wealth of objects, including jewellery probably worn by Queen Cynethryth, an influential female ruler likely to have been buried in the village

The music, poetry, traditions and crafts that are kept alive by communities are especially vulnerable under the group’s ultra-conservative rule and the economic chaos of continuing conflict

British Council in Afghanistan among international heritage organisations that have suspended operations during the conflict

Historic town, a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians, caught up in widening Tigray conflict

The birthplace of the Olympic Games is one of the many ancient sites at risk as record temperatures scorch country

The rambling 365-room mansion is being rescued from near collapse, starting with its tea house

Judge concludes that UK transport secretary failed to consider alternatives to the scheme or assessed the ‘risk of harm’ to the Unesco site

Global heritage body's decision boosts Saudi government's efforts to promote an open image of the country

A full-scale truss fit for the Paris cathedral will be built in Washington, DC this summer as part of a teaching project by Handshouse Studio