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| 2008 Hadrian
Award |
WMF's 2008 Hadrian Award will be presented to Houghton,
Doreen, and Graeme Freeman and the Freeman Foundation for their
extraordinary
commitment to historic preservation in China and
Japan.
The gala award presentation will take place at the Plaza
in New York on Thursday, October 16, 2008.
For
additional information or to purchase tickets, please contact WMF at
(646) 424-9594 or visit our website. |
| WMF VP to Give
Lecture |
Field Projects Vice President
John Stubbs will give a lecture entitled "Ankor Wat: Past and Future
Symbols of Cambodia" at the M.H. de Young Museum in San
Francisco on Friday, September 26, at 7:00 p.m.
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| Cultural Heritage
Damaged in Georgia |
We at WMF join the world in mourning those who
died during the recent conflict between Russia and Georgia. We
have learned that the magnificent 12th-century Ikorta Church, which
we restored after the devastating 1991 earthquake, was bombed during
the conflict. Detailed information about the extent of the
damage to the church is still difficult to obtain, but we are
working with our colleagues to learn
more.
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Tate Exhibition Featuring Queluz
Statues |
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| Striking
Back at Looters |
Once a major Maya city, Naranjo has been under siege by looters for
decades and was Watch-listed in 2006. WMF's project to map the
plundered buildings and create a database that can be applied to
sites elsewhere in the region has just received a major grant from
the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural
Preservation. |
| Watch Update:
Headfort House, Ireland |
The principal rooms of Headfort House in Kells, County Meath, a 2004
Watch site, are the only major commission of famous 18th-century
Scottish architect Robert Adam to survive in Ireland. In 1949
the owners leased most of the building to the new Headfort
School; a long period of deferred maintenance left the stunning
interiors in a dilapidated state (photo above shows the "Eating
Parlour" during restoration). WMF Britain is leading the effort to rejuvenate these
interiors. |
| WMF Welcomes
Two New Field Programs Staff |
 WMF recently
welcomed two new staff members. Erica Avrami (left) is our new
Director of Research and Education. She is managing the World
Monuments Watch and will work on other programs, including the
Sustainable Tourism Initiative. From 1994 to 2006, she worked at the
Getty Conservation Institute. She is in the final stages of earning
her Ph.D. in planning and public policy at Rutgers University.
Amy Freitag (right) is the new Director for U.S. Programs. She
was previously Deputy Commissioner for Capital Projects in New York
City's Department of Parks and Recreation, and, prior to that,
Executive Director of the Historic House Trust of New York
City.
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Several
important lead statues (left) from the 