WMF Journal
July 21, 2011
Following the Water
Posted by Tony Baragona, WMF Intern
This summer, three students in Historic Preservation from Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation are conducting a conservation study for Moni Perivolis, a historic convent on the island of Lesvos, Greece, and 11 other churches on the same island that were included in the World Monuments Watch in 2008 and 2010.
Read moreJuly 19, 2011
Revitalizing Edinburgh's Famous Burial Grounds
Posted by Ben Haley, Communications Manager
When five historic graveyards in Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, landed on the 2010 World Monuments Watch, it was a long-needed wake-up call that something had to be done to improve conditions at these decaying historic sites.
Read moreJuly 16, 2011
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe: Precarious but Safe
Posted by Ben Haley, Communications Manager
I was surprised by the sight of other cars in the parking lot for Castle Sinclair Girnigoe. Since I encountered no signs to the castle in Wick, the nearest town, and had made several wrong turns in getting there down single-lane roads flanked on either side by vast fields, I figured I would have the place to myself.
Read moreJuly 7, 2011
A Trek to Kilwa Kisiwani, Part II
Posted by Whitney Warren, Office Manager and Program Associate
The island of Kilwa Kisiwani sits just off the coast of Kilwa Misoko, surrounded by deep blue water and verdant mangroves hovering over white sand that blankets a gently rising coast. Baobabs stand sentry over the island, bulbous masters of a sun-drenched domain. The island of Kilwa Kisiwani has been inhabited since the 9th Century.
Read moreJuly 5, 2011
A Trek to Kilwa Kisiwani, Part I
Posted by Whitney Warren, Office Manager and Program Associate
Stuck. Again.
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