conservation

January 4, 2014
November 1966: Giorgio Vasari’s Painting of the Last Supper Under Water for Twelve Hours.

November 27, 2013
Recently restored frescoes in the Catacombs of Priscilla have stirred the debate about whether women were leaders in the early Christian church.

November 25, 2013
The Art Newspaper has published a follow-up report to the ongoing crisis with large cruise ships threatening Venice.

October 27, 2013
Anna Somers Cocks asks in the Art Newspaper : “Who’s in Charge of Venice?” and argues that changes must be made to save La Serenissima.

October 23, 2013
gettypubs : Getty Publications is excited to announce that The Restoration of Ancient Bronzes: Naples and Beyond is now available online for free!

October 20, 2013
The Bourbon Palace at Caserta – the Versailles of Italy – has received a 22-million euro grant for much-needed repairs .

October 9, 2013
Cruise tourism lands Venice on the World Monuments Fund’s ‘watch list,’ which includes cultural sites in Syria and Mali at risk from military attacks.

October 6, 2013
Ermanno Rivetti reports in The Art Newspaper that a visitor to the recently closed “Manet: Return to Venice” has filed a complaint that museum authorities damaged the Doge’s Palace by drilling holes in its walls for a climate control system.

September 5, 2013
Updates on Detroit Institute of Arts situation: Julia Halperin and Helen Stoilas report in The Art Newspaper that the Detroit Institute of Arts amends its donor policy to protect future gifts.

September 1, 2013
Martin Bailey reports in The Art Newspaper that Unesco has warned Italy that Pompeii will be placed on its “World Heritage in Danger” list unless immediate action is taken to halt degradation and preserve the site.