From ancient masterpieces to modern icons, artworks across the spectrum were granted a second life this past year thanks to the meticulous hands of conservators and restorers. Major projects such as the long-awaited restoration of Rembrandt’s The Night Watch commenced, while others, including restorative work on a Rubens and Michel Majerus’s long-thought-lost laptop, revealed secrets buried under layers of history. And of course, Paris’s celebrated landmark cathedral, Notre-Dame, received the grandest glow-up of all.

Here are 10 restoration triumphs that made our headlines this year.