WMF Journal
May 27, 2013
The Impressive, Inspiring Nalatale Ruins of Zimbabwe at Risk
Posted by Chris Dunbar, Nominator of Nalatale
My relationship with Nalatale Ruins started in 2010 while I was on a return trip to the country of my birth. As the old saying goes: you don’t realise what you’ve got until it’s gone, or in this case I didn’t realise the fantastic places I could visit until they were no longer easy to visit!
Read moreMay 21, 2013
Preparing for the Future at Quarr Abbey
Posted by Fr. Gregory Corcoran
The Two Abbeys Project at Quarr on the Isle of Wight, U.K., has received a grant of £1.9M from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), for which partnership funding in excess of £200K has to be found. This will enable essential consolidation work to be carried out in the ancient abbey ruins.
Read moreMay 13, 2013
El Zotz: An Archaeological Gem in the Guatemalan Jungle
Posted by Dr. Thomas G. Garrison, Director, Proyecto Arqueológico El Zotz, University of Southern California
The archaeological site of El Zotz lies nestled in the San Miguel de la Palotada Biotope of northern Guatemala, less than a day’s walk from the grandiose ancient Maya city of Tikal. In antiquity, El Zotz was known as Pa’ Chan, or “fortified-sky,” and was occupied for over nine centuries between 300–1250 A.D.
Read moreMay 8, 2013
Oshki Monastery’s History, Significance, and Current Challenges
Posted by Irene Giviashvili, Senior Researcher at Giorgi Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation and nominator of Oshki to the World Monuments Watch
Oshki was an important monastic settlement in medieval times. Its architecture, its embellishment, books copied and produced here, all are part of the story of the powerful Georgian King David III Bagrationi. Architectural ideas realized at Oshki were transferred to Mount Athos shortly afterward by the same donors, and soon to the rest of the Georgian kingdom.
Read moreMay 1, 2013
DOCOMOMO US Meets in Sarasota
Posted by Samantha Earl, Program Associate
After a long New York winter, the 86 degree blast of heat that hit me once I’d deplaned in Sarasota was a welcome one. I’d come all the way to Florida to learn more about modern architectural heritage and meet and converse with others about strategies to save it.
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