Raise a glass: long-hidden image of soldier returns to Pieter de Hooch painting
The figure has been painted back onto the work at the Maurithuis after being removed at some stage in its history
Van Gogh’s exuberant ‘Tarascon Stagecoach’ will go on show in New York
The masterpiece, alongside 62 other works given by the Pearlman family, is coming on tour from Los Angeles
Lidar analysis reveals more than 20,000 pre-colonial earthworks under Amazonian rainforest
A new study based on aerial surveys suggests the pre-Columbian Aquiry civilisation had a much more developed and dispersed footprint than previously thought
Too hot to handle: Smithsonian museums shut down due to cooling system failure
Seven of the institution’s buildings along the south side of the National Mall in Washington, DC, are closed until further notice
As local museums in the UK face closure, government promises help
A recent report revealed that 524 UK museums closed between 2000 and 2025. But while the government has offered short-term help, structural issues remain unresolved
Huge nuclear bunker in Italy is set to become a Cold War museum
West Star, a former Nato HQ near Verona, is expected to host 100,000 visitors annually
Russian drone destroys unique 300-year-old wooden Cossack church in Ukraine
The Holy Presentation Church is said by officials to be the last surviving building of its kind from the 18th century
Louvre to lend Islamic art treasures to the Smithsonian
Upcoming exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC, will feature 26 works from the Louvre, some of which have never been shown in the US
V&A deputy director Tim Reeve appointed to lead English Heritage
Reeve will become chief executive officer of the organisation at which he started his career
Valerie Hillings appointed inaugural director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Currently the director of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Hillings worked on the Abu Dhabi project from 2009 to 2018
