Museum Tries to Keep David Statue Clean
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Italian museum specialists might install a stream of gushing air around Michelangelo's David to protect the Renaissance masterpiece from dust tracked in by tourists, an official said Monday.
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A tiny ivory pomegranate once  believed to be the only relic of King Solomon's biblical era  Jewish Temple turns out not to be an artifact from the holy  shrine, the Israel Museum said on Friday.
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Education officials' plan to convert a landmark into a school is irking those intent on preserving the building's past.
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Experts from Cardiff University are helping to win a race against time and the elements to preserve a famous Victorian steamship, which is rapidly corroding.
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A statue of movie hero Rocky will be installed outside a Philadelphia gallery after a row over its artistic merit.
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A famous 3,000-year-old bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti is moving to a new home as part of a project to restore Berlin's museums, tourism officials said Tuesday.
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Pray or pay. At dozens of Italian churches struggling to preserve art treasures from Byzantine mosaics to Baroque paintings, that is the choice many visitors must make.
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A tiny ivory pomegranate once believed to be the only relic of King Solomon's biblical era Jewish Temple turns out not to be an artifact from the holy shrine, the Israel Museum said on Friday.
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A parliamentary committee recommends spa treatment to restore the sheen of a national treasure that is being yellowed by pollution
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A fund-raising campaign has saved a rare, richly illustrated medieval psalter from moving to the J. Paul Getty Museum, organizers said Monday.
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The Metropolitan Museum is bidding goodbye to the Euphronios krater, a 2,500-year-old vessel that has been a showpiece of its collection for more than three decades.
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Pressure is building on Madrid officials to remove the city's last remaining statue of Franco, 29 years after his death.
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Art collectors spend millions to buy masterpieces, but the masterpiece they buy today could prove to be virtually worthless tomorrow if they aren&#39;t careful.
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A statue of movie boxer Rocky may be put outside the museum which featured in the original film.
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Michelangelo's David is the most famous statue. He also sculpted a smaller version, called Dave.
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Environmental activists deface a photo exhibition sponsored by oil giant Shell at the Natural History Museum.
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Supporters say it&#39;s one of the most significant collections of contemporary art in the world. Opponents call it the moral whitewashing of blood money.