Visitors to Notre-Dame in Paris could be in for a “shock” when it reopens in 2024, promised the site’s restoration leader Jean-Louis Georgelin. Since the devastating fire, the cathedral has undergone an intensive €846 million (£727 million) renovation using some innovative – and controversial – conservation techniques.
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Amsterdam museum starts ‘live’ restoration of Rembrandt masterpiece
On Monday (8 July), experts at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam began work on “the biggest and most wide-ranging” project to restore a priceless Rembrandt painting. The process will be available to watch in real time via livestream and in person. Continue reading