More results...
Technology will allow conservators to use fluorescence to identify and remove ageing varnish with total accuracyScientists have developed technology that will revolutionise the restoration of historic works of art by allowing conservators to identify a…
Rare treasures that escaped the destruction of the English Reformation show a country on the forefront of medieval and gothic artA new exhibition in Paris aims to show how England in the middle ages was very much part of Europe’s dynamic art, architect…
Rare 1623 missal bears signature of Catholic priest John Huddleston, who hid king after final defeat by Cromwell’s forcesA 400-year-old prayerbook owned by a Catholic priest who helped save the life of Charles II, son of the executed King Charles I, ha…
Ancient sacred complex said to have been where Julius Caesar assassinated in 44BC can be viewed after development projectAn ancient temple complex in the centre of the Italian capital where, according to legend, Julius Caesar was assassinated, was open…
Object from mid-bronze age, in ‘extraordinary’ state of preservation, was found in grave in BavariaA bronze sword more than 3,000 years old , which is so well-preserved that it “almost still shines”, has been unearthed in southern Germany, officials sa…
Playful takes on cautionary Ministry of Works signs encourage visitors to have a sensory experienceFifty years ago, heritage sites in England were covered in signs saying don’t do this, don’t do that, beware coming closer, danger here, keep your childr…
Warring factions urged to preserve heritage after video clip appears to show fighters raiding Khartoum museumHeritage officials in Sudan have pleaded with warring factions to preserve tens of thousands of historical artefacts threatened by fighting in …
Classic, smoke-stained Dutch drinking spots should be given protected status, say campaignersOn the bar is a dispenser for Dutch jenever – the liquor that inspired British gin – silver taps of lager and 10 hard-boiled eggs at €1 a pop.Café de Druif is …
Charity calls for public to nominate notable women for project, with 85% of plaques currently honouring menThe disparity between men and women honoured by the London blue plaques scheme is so great that it would take 300 years, at current rates, to rea…
Exclusive: Archaeologist says 5th-century BC wine vase with modern decoration widely regarded as fakeDays after Greece announced the recovery of hundreds of antiquities from a disgraced British dealer, its ministry of culture faces the accusation that …