A project at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto challenges the public to help restore a Baghdad art college’s collection

Ancient city occupied by Islamic State was retaken by Syrian army with Russian support in 2017

White marble monument, a Unesco World Heritage site, is turning yellow due to pollution and insect dung

Aga Khan Trust for Culture calls for condemnation of destruction to be reinforced by help on the ground

Blue plaque installed on Grade-I-listed Isokon building honours the Modernist artists and architects

Congolese-born art collector Sindika Dokolo says this "long-neglected historical wrong" is finally being addressed—but more can be done

In many cases, the funding will be used to help prevent future damage, including public outreach and scientific research

Using drone footage, 3D models and videos, the tech giant is working with cultural institutions to make preservation efforts accessible to a larger public

Aguttes sold the fossil to an anonymous buyer, who may name the new species, despite protests from paleontologists

Al-Ula, the most important cultural heritage site in the north-west of the kingdom, will benefit from international standards in heritage preservation and planning

Building projects are major casualties as emphasis shifts to supporting smaller, local initiatives

Antonio Paolucci to oversee restoration of Italy's Basilica of St Benedict

The Russian republic of Ingushetia is hoping that improved conservation will lead to Unesco status

Museum of Islamic Art exhibition looks at historic sites destroyed by years of civil war

The Unesco World Heritage Site had been closed for restoration since 2012

Explorers will be paid for image rights and receive share of entrance fees

Charles Le Brun project at Vaux-le-Vicomte, halted by a financial scandal at Louis XIV’s court, will be completed with video projection

Opening mega museums is not the only way to exercise soft power in the region

The splendid Nabatean site of Mada’in Saleh may be opened to tourists

President Macron is ushering in a new era for the return of displaced heritage

Yemen’s cultural heritage is at serious risk as war and famine ravage the country

Iron Age structure was targeted in campaign against Kurdish separatists

Park Hill Art Space will include artists' studios and a research institute

Dismantlement and reconstruction

Poland’s prime minister has offered to save the work from censorship and the “dictates of political correctness”

Cultural locations in the Caribbean, the US Gulf coast and Mexico hit by recent hurricanes and earthquakes were a last minute addition to the list

In a surprise election, the dark-horse candidate won the vote of the culture agency’s executive board

As part of conservation of its indigenous American art collection and gallery, the institution will send some objects back to Native American groups to be replicated

Site gives information on international regulations and protected German heritage

The town council proposes digital monitoring and a charge to enter St Mark’s Square