World Monuments Fund

2022 World Monuments Watch Call for Nominations

We are now accepting nominations for the 2022 World Monuments Watch—WMF’s global program that seeks to discover, spotlight, and take action on behalf of heritage places.

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A Year in Photos: Highlights from 2020

Explore a few of our favorite moments from 2020.

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Traditional Bukharian Jewish Houses in Uzbekistan: Resilience, Community & Managing Change

WMF and IICAS are launching a two-year project to reduce the risk of deterioration of these traditional houses in the historic center of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, a World Heritage listed site since 1993.

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700+

sites conserved

Plus advocacy for more than 800 treasured places.

$300M

raised

And more than $400M leveraged from other agencies.

1,000+

trained or employed

Empowering locals to sustainably protect their built heritage.

Active Projects

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Qianlong Garden Conservation Project

The Qianlong Garden was built by the fourth emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to serve as a part of his retirement complex for use following his 60-year reign.

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Angkor Archaeological Park

Angkor was once the seat of the Khmer Empire, which ruled a large portion of Southeast Asia between the ninth and fifteenth centuries AD.

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Bears Ears National Monument

A government plan puts sacred lands and sites of the United States’ indigenous people at risk.

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Easter Island (Rapa Nui)—Orongo

Easter Island, a special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, is most famous for the hundreds moai statues scattered throughout its coastline.

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Mam Rashan Shrine

Reconstruction of a shrine destroyed in a genocidal campaign can establish greater recognition for a minority community that has been denied equality.