WMF Journal
April 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.
Read moreApril 22, 2013
Palace Museum Delegation Visits the United States
Posted by Whitney Warren, Office Manager and Program Associate
For ten days in March, representatives of the Palace Museum (Forbidden City) in Beijing, including two recent graduates of the World Monuments Fund/Palace Museum conservation training school, CRAFT, came to New York for a series of technical exchange meetings, presentations, and site visits.
Read moreApril 17, 2013
International Day for Monuments and Sites 2013: The Heritage of Education
Posted by Erica Avrami, Research and Education Director
The heritage of education is the theme of this year’s International Day for Monuments and Sites, celebrated on April 18 and intended to draw attention to shared cultural heritage concerns across the globe.
Read moreMarch 28, 2013
Mashing Modernism
Posted by Frank Sanchis, Program Director, United States
Coming directly on the heels of the demolition of Richard Neutra’s Cyclorama at Gettysburg Battlefield in Pennsylvania, the Chicago Landmarks Commission approval of Northwestern University’s plan to demolish Prentice Women’s Hospital, a striking 1975 landmark building by Bertrand Goldberg, underscores the national under-appreciation of the significance of modernism.
Read moreMarch 26, 2013
Wangduechhoeling Palace, a Historic Treasure
Posted by Tshering Yangzom and Sonam Gayleg, Bhutan Foundation
An architectural masterpiece with perhaps the finest representation of nineteenth-century Bhutanese architecture, Wangduechhoeling Palace is a powerful symbol of the establishment of the monarchy in Bhutan. The palace’s construction marks the beginning of peace and stability in the country.
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