The Louvre’s conservation of La Maestà sheds new light on the painter’s techniques and influences

The country has too many churches in areas with too few people—and too little money to maintain them

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President-Elect Donald Trump were in attendance as President Macron presided over the reopening of the famed Parisian monument

Restoration of the marble is expected to be a draw for the year-long event, which will allow public access to works in the Pope’s private collection as well as exhibitions across the Holy See and Rome

Over four years, and often perched on scaffolding, Axelle Ponsonnet has documented the project's progress behind the scenes

'Assassin’s Creed Unity' boasts a detailed virtual model of the cathedral—but not detailed enough for the restorers of the building

The painstaking work of archaeologists has uncovered two lost tombs and rare medieval masons’ marks

A small army of carpenters combined traditional craftmanship with digital design tools to rebuild the medieval roof frame known as "the forest"

Copper sculptures representing the Twelve Apostles and four New Testament Evangelists were removed for cleaning days before the fire

Faith, politics and emotion have fused in the rebuilding of the Paris cathedral partially destroyed by a fire in 2019

Six stand accused of negligence causing involuntary harm, including the culture ministry’s heritage operator, for its role in overseeing the restoration of the Château de Versailles

The architect rejected nationalistic solutions in favour of collaged restoration

The Italian Renaissance master’s few remaining large paintings are a conservation headache, but the museum hopes to show its Crossing of the Red Sea for the first time next year

Weeksville Heritage Center’s historic Hunterfly Road Houses will undergo a significant restoration

Multispectral imaging has uncovered that the baffling symbols in the 15th-century document—dubbed the world’s most mysterious manuscript—were scrutinised by its owner, a Prague doctor

Porto’s 600-year-old Leça do Balio monastery has found a new lease of life as cultural centre

President Emmanuel Macron wants to replace the Paris cathedral’s 19th-century windows, even though they were not damaged in 2019 fire

Masterpieces from Rome’s Galleria Borghese will be on show alongside the built-in Tiepolo frescos of the Jacquemart-André museum, a Belle Epoque mansion originally built for a wealthy banker and his portrait-painting wife

The Zumurrud Khatun Mosque and Mausoleum have undergone a heavy-handed restoration—and there is a risk of further damage to come

The rare work by the Gilded Age artist Robert Winthrop Chanler is endangered by the surrounding water and Miami's humid conditions

Works by Sir Christopher Wren and Sir James Thornhill can be observed from the chapel's Royal Pew until September

Funding has been secured to fix the collapsing roof of the house in Sussex, UK, with future plans to restore it and turn it into an arts centre

The giant rose-quartz work at a metro station in Copacabana will get a much-needed makeover

The National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage expects the restoration project to conclude in December

Edward Burne-Jones’s stained-glass work has been removed for conservation for the first time

The Renaissance marble structure, which is still used to baptise newborns, has been returned to its original splendour—thanks to porcupine quills and 3-D printers

Thanks to a grant of almost $20,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, two experts will travel to Maui to assist affected museums and historic sites

The comprehensive renovation includes a new restaurant, an events pavilion and the restoration of a James Thornhill mural

The the house near Edinburgh is considered one of Britain’s most important buildings—but also its most derelict

The print by Jacob Christoph le Blon, which hung under a staircase of a Norfolk mansion, was thought to be a copy of a work by Anthony Van Dyck