WMF Journal
July 13, 2012
Scent Dinner
Posted by Arlen Gargagliano, guest blogger (www.inthekitchenwitharlen.blogspot.com)
If you look at any of World Monuments Fund’s sites, it’s obvious that they are the result of the culmination of hard work, great creativity, and, above all, passion on the part of many. This was also the case with WMF’s June 26 scent dinner, where I was delighted to be one of the lucky attendees.
Read moreJuly 13, 2012
Raising Awareness about the Importance of Preserving Historic Victorian Colonial Architecture in Belize City
Posted by Ana Maria Espat, Architect
Belize City was established by English settlers in the seventeenth century, mainly due to the extraction of mahogany and chicle. Houses were mainly built of wood with a lower story of brick; polished mahogany was used profusely for the doors and paneling, and often included “gingerbread” details.
Read moreJune 28, 2012
An Overview of Denchu House and Atelier
Posted by Mitsuo Inagaki, WMF Representative, Japan
The Yanaka and Ueno-Sakuragi neighborhoods where the Denchu House and Atelier is located have been a center for artisans and culture since the Edo period (1603–1868), especially after the Tokyo Fine Art School (now known as Tokyo University of the Arts) was established in Ueno in 1887.
Read moreJune 14, 2012
Updates from Ulug Depe and Paris
Posted by Posted by Olivier Lecomte, Director of the “Mission Archéologique Franco-Turkmène d’Ulug-Dépé”
Beside the archaeological excavations continuing at the site, since the inclusion of Ulug Depe on the 2012 Watch, two restoration sessions have taken place at the dig-house in the nearby village of Dushak. The new up-to-date restoration laboratory was inaugurated in October 2010 by Mrs. Shelby White, a Trustee of the Leon Levy Foundation, which sponsored the purchase of all needed equipment as well as the renovation of the premises to conform to international standards. As a matter of fact, with the help of the Leon-Levy Foundation, ever since that date it has been our concern to train local restorers in modern methods and means in conservation of archaeological artifacts.
Read moreJune 12, 2012
Dobrý den from Prague
Posted by Margot Note, Director of Archives and Information Management
I recently spent two weeks in the Czech Republic, participating in a library and information science seminar sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Charles University in Prague, central Europe’s oldest university.
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