WMF Journal
May 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.
Read moreApril 29, 2013
Heritage Management Course Opens in Erbil, Iraq
Posted by Lisa Ackerman, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
On April 7, World Monuments Fund held the opening session of a heritage site management course at the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) in Erbil. The program will address a variety of heritage topics through seminars and site visits in the Kurdish region.
Read moreApril 25, 2013
Grupo de Investigación y Documentación, Dirección de Patrimonio. Ministerio de Cultura
Posted by Grupo de Investigación y Documentación, Dirección de Patrimonio. Ministerio de Cultura
In the south of the Bolívar Department in northern Colombia lies a Spanish colonial town built on an island surrounded by the Magdalena River. Santa Cruz de Mompox was founded in the first half of the sixteenth century. The name Mompox or Mompós, as it is also known, stems from a native chief called Mompoj.
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