Rem Koolhaas’ Factory arts hub in Manchester—scheduled for completion in 2022—gets £21m grant

The objects were passed on as “ideological tools” that created advantageous body ideals for women, researchers argue

£1.7bn project breaches Unesco’s World Heritage convention says group's lawyer

“Doses” of datura plant used in communal ceremonies have been found embedded in the ceiling of Pinwheel Cave

Plaster casts were made of the newly discovered victims of Vesuvius eruption, which are believed to have been a wealthy landowner and his slave

Our World Heritage says it is stepping in to save at-risk locations as “safeguarding has become a secondary concern” for Unesco

Unesco opposes the scheme which could result in "total loss" of archaeological treasures but English Heritage says it will "reconnect the site with its prehistoric landscape"

International treaty of 1970 has helped establish an ethical basis for the actions of law enforcement and museums

Ahead of a major anniversary this weekend, the international organisation is under fire for apparently exaggerating the scale of the illicit trade in cultural goods

Conservation professionals have questioned why Spain's heritage is continually handed over to those with no formal training

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme will be extended for seven more years with £8.8m grant from Arcadia fund

Monuments commemorating the First and Second World Wars—mostly built in small towns and villages—are added to Historic England's list of protected places

Researchers have identified nine buildings that require a “quick response” and a further 57 places of worship that could suffer from future cavity collapses

Australian think tank data reveals that two-thirds of the region’s mosques have been either destroyed or damaged

Gardens of the Babelsberg Palace in Potsdam must be probed for undetonated explosives before further renovations can take place

Medieval vellum manuscript has been donated to University College Cork by Chatsworth, seat of the Dukes of Devonshire

Unesco accused of turning a blind eye to destruction of heritage sites, as bitter skirmish between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the disputed territory drags on

Donations have poured in from all over the globe since the museum appealed for aid

Entries on Historic England Heritage at Risk list, published today, have risen to 5,097

Culture ministry gives Jesse Katayama access after being stranded in Peru for seven months because of coronavirus

Monetary gain is one reason people create counterfeit heritage—but political power, personal fame or the imposition of beliefs are equally compelling motivations

Multimedia installation synthesises three years of scientific research into marine transformation across the planet

First funding round hailed as a "lifeline" for heritage sites and specialists reeling from the pandemic, but job losses continue

The coronavirus-hit heritage body looks to save around £100m through redundancies

The Grade I listed Fratry is now connected to the Carlisle cathedral via a new light-flooded sandstone cafe

Researchers studied the Neolithic rock art in the Los Machos rockshelter

An art trail around the 4,500-year-old heritage site will feature works that reflect on ancient Egypt’s enduring influence on artists

The 14th-century mosaics at Chora Church—which was converted to a museum in 1945—risk being covered up and remaining part-restored

A note was left at the scene by the perpetrators saying they “did not accept” that the saint should be “represented in such a way”

Tactical move comes after Turkish president ordered historic Istanbul site to be turned into a mosque