Jacob Rees-Mogg today slammed a plan for MPs and peers to leave the Palace of Westminster for years during a multi-billion pound restoration – warning taxpayers will not tolerate spending £20billion turning Westminster into ‘Disneyland’. The Commons leader lashed out after a strategic review of the huge project found that vacating the Houses of Parliament … Read more
A repaired sculpture has been ridiculed as ‘cartoon-like’ in the latest case of a Spanish art restoration gone wrong. The statue was recently unveiled in Palencia city centre in Spain’s northern Castile and Leon region and almost immediately drew comparisons with the botched Ecce Homo fresco that was infamously touched up by a cleaning lady eight … Read more
A replica of the original Mayflower ship that brought the Pilgrims to America 400 years ago this year has returning home following extensive renovations. The Mayflower II completed the final leg of its journey on Monday when it sailed into Plymouth, Massachusetts and docked at the Pilgrim Memorial State Park in front of waiting crowds. … Read more
Scientists prove the Lamb of God restoration is correct: Van Eyck brothers’ 15th-century Ghent Altarpiece originally had human-like features, study finds Lamb originally had pursed lips, higher nostrils and a forward-facing stare Found three versions: original, one with larger body and a 16th-century guise The 16th-century version was changed significantly and the artwork has now reverted to … Read more
A once derelict Victorian mansion which was once the site of a horrific murder has been put up for sale for £3.25m after a restoration project spanning up to ten years. Oakleigh had been left to rot after it became infamous as the luxury home of a top lawyer who stabbed his wife to death … Read more
An art collector in Spain was shocked after the face of the Virgin Mary in a copy of a 17th centuy painting they paid to have restored was left unrecognisable – despite two attempts to fix it. The private collector, in Valencia, is said to have paid a furniture restorer 1,200 euros (£1,080) to carry … Read more