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What do decades of neglect look like? For the Houses of Parliament, a repair bill upwards of £12 billion

With lockdown boredom well and truly setting in, it’s time to stick the kids – with their crayons – in front of a museum website

The new administration is better disposed to the arts, but that doesn’t mean there’ll be more federal funding

The UK government’s proposal to protect every monument in sight is a kneejerk response that will have ridiculous consequences

The inauguration of Joe Biden as president marks a new chapter, but it won’t wipe out the ugly scenes of the storming of Congress

The work is central to the identity of the cash-strapped school

All the evidence suggests that the real challenge for historic properties is to present a much fuller and more complex account of the past

The meaning of tens of thousands of recently discovered rock paintings in Colombia will be a hotly debated topic for many years to come

With many of us spending more time out-of-doors than usual this winter, it’s worth remembering that the Impressionists also had to put up with numb fingers and toes

Saints loom large in the streets of Naples – and now perhaps none more so than the legendary Napoli player

The region is full of important sites that have not yet been fully recorded or studied

Caroline Campbell and Michael Prodger consider the particular forms of escape that historic paintings can offer in uncertain times

The streets may be paved with commemorative plaques, but plans to convert 15 Usher’s Island into a hostel betray the city’s misplaced priorities

The pioneering advocate for women’s rights has inspired many attempts to catch her likeness and spirit – but what can these portraits tell us about her legacy?

The exciting recent discovery of a geoglyph in the Nazca desert poses many puzzles

Cultural institutions are hesitant to dip into their endowment funds to help them through the current crisis – but are they jeopardising future donations in not doing so?

A proposal to sell off ‘non-medical’ books in the institution’s library takes too narrow a view of the history of medicine

Though inevitable, the suspension of school visits this year is a great loss – and a reminder of how important children are to the future of museums

A recent spate of high-profile sales has reignited debates around deaccessioning and diversification

With far fewer in-person visitors exiting through the gift shop, institutions must find new ways to mitigate their losses