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October 7, 2009

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Watch Announcement Crashes Website

Posted by Holly Evarts, Communications Director
World Monuments Fund
Bonnie Burnham, WMF President and CEO, announcing the 2010 Watch list

We held a press conference Tuesday, October 6, to announce the sites on the new 2010 Watch.

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September 11, 2009

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Layers of Time

Posted by John H. Stubbs, Senior Advisor
World Monuments Fund
Conservators restoring murals at Santa Maria Antiqua in the Roman Forum

Today I checked on progress in conserving the rare surviving murals at Santa Maria Antiqua in the Roman Forum. I was received by murals conservator Werner Schmid and architect Giuseppe Morganti, director for monuments conservation for the Forum.

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September 10, 2009

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Pompeii Revisited

Posted by John H. Stubbs, Senior Advisor
Ancient Pompeii, Italy
Ancient Pompeii, Italy

After giving a talk at a conference on valuing cultural heritage on the island of Procida in the Bay of Naples, I had the opportunity to step back in time and again experience ancient Pompeii.

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September 8, 2009

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Hats Off to Field School Program

Posted by Paxton Carlson
World Monuments Fund

Paxton Carlson, one of the 12 high-school students working at the Dutch Reformed Church this summer, addressed the group gathered for their graduation ceremony.

 

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September 4, 2009

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High on the High Bridge

Posted by Pauline Eveillard, Senior Program Associate
High Bridge
WMF staff takes in the view from NYC's High Bridge

On September 1, a group of WMF staff members visited the High Bridge on a cloudless and warm summer morning.

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