World Monuments Fund
May 2010
Partnership Announced in Kyoto
In early May WMF announced its partnership with local organizations in Kyoto to work towards saving the machiya--historic wooden merchants' townhouses--in this ancient Japanese city. Our efforts are focused on building sustainable stewardship in Kyoto, including conserving a machiya for use as a community resource center.
Palace in Ghana Restored
The deteriorating Wa Naa's Palace in Ghana originally came to WMF's attention when it was successfully nominated to the 2008 Watch. Following a decade of minimal maintenance, large sections of the earthen structure had collapsed. WMF has been working with the local community to renew its tradition of annual restoration, which also has helped strengthen local social cohesion. It looks like this remarkable structure will have a bright future.
Bringing Preservation to Brooklyn
At the Williamsburg High School of Preservation and Design (WHSAD) in Brooklyn, NY, WMF is running "Preservation in Practice (PIP)," a program that features preservation professionals--architects, conservators, advocates, and public officials--talking to students about their practices and career paths, and providing professional development to high school faculty. The program includes internships that provide students with real-world experiences to enhance their preservation training.
WMF's Digital Archives Expand
For over a year, WMF has been digitizing its archives, some 45 years' worth of printed material and photographs. Some of the most recent additions to the archive--which can be found in the "Dig Deeper" section of wmf.org--include a conservation manual for the Jesuit GuaranĂ­ Missions of South America and the proceedings from the May 2008 meeting on the conservation and sustainable development of Italy's Tuff Towns.
Angkor Film Available Online
You can now watch Churning of the Sea of Time: A Journey up the Mekong to Angkor on your own computer with Amazon's Video On Demand service. This documentary takes a close look at conservation efforts at Angkor, including extensive interviews with WMF staff.
UPCOMING EVENTS

Modernism at Risk in Nantucket

Sketching Day
June 2, Stowe House, 
England

WMF and Lednice-Valtice, May 28, Lednice Horticultural School, Czech Republic

WMF IN THE NEWS

Associated Press:
Babylon Ruins Torn Between Preservation and Profit

The Economist:
The Forbidden City: Sleeping Beauty

Connaissance des Arts:
Le World Monuments Fund pour la Sauvegarde des Machiya de Kyoto

Belfast Telegraph:
Editor's Viewpoint: We Must Restore Our Built Heritage

Newsday:
Old Westbury's Goodyear Mansion Listed for $4.9 Million
      
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