EditorialRestorers Aldo Guida, left, and Valentina Cifali at work on the mosaic floor of the House of the Faun at Pompeii, Italy, on Feb. 23, 2022. (Roberto Salomone/The New York Times)
EditorialRestorers Aldo Guida, left, and Valentina Cifali at work on the mosaic floor of the House of the Faun at Pompeii, Italy, on Feb. 23, 2022. (Roberto Salomone/The New York Times)
EditorialA desk in Czar Nicholas II?s private rooms at Alexander Palace, outside of St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 13, 2021. (Mary Gelman/The New York Times)
EditorialA desk in Czar Nicholas II’s private rooms at Alexander Palace, outside of St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 13, 2021. (Mary Gelman/The New York Times)