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June 16, 2015

Mandalay Diary: Burmese Carpenters

As the restoration of the Shwe-nandaw Kyaung (Golden Palace Monastery) moves ahead, we needed to shore up the west veranda. The “Shwe Kyaung” is made entirely out of teak and has highly decorative carvings on the exterior.
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June 15, 2015

Mandalay Diary: The Longyi

The way we dress at the Shwe-nandaw Kyaung (Golden Palace Monastery) is important in order to keep cool and protected from the intense sun. We have all adopted wearing flip flops, something I had never mastered before.
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June 12, 2015

A Personal Account of the Earthquake in Nepal

For the past few years, I’ve taken my vacation in the spring – clear of winter weather and not yet peak travel season. This past April I planned to visit a friend in Nepal, who has a house in Kathmandu and has lived in the country for over 15 years.
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June 11, 2015

Graduation Day for the Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management Program

After 12 weeks of work, exchanges, discussions, and sites visits, the second training course of the WMF Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management Program was completed. The program was held during 2014 and 2015 primarily at the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) in Erbil, as well as at the American University in Iraq, Sulaimani.
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June 10, 2015

Portobelo – The “Beautiful Port” Has Seen Better Days

As the culmination of our International Field Studies trip to Panama this spring, 15 Tulane Master of Preservation Studies (MPS) students had the opportunity to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Portobelo, a strategic fortress stunningly situated on the Caribbean coastline of the Spanish colonial empire.
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June 10, 2015

Exhibition Planning for Two Balkan Synagogues

This past May, I traveled to Serbia and Croatia with my colleague Stephanie Ortiz. She's overseeing WMF's Jewish Heritage Program, and together we went to meet with stakeholders and survey potential locations for exhibitions at two synagogues.
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June 04, 2015

Inauguration of the Aqsunqur Mosque Conservation Project

Aqsunqur mosque, built in 1347 by Emir Shams ad-Din Aqsunqur, is located in Cairo's Darb al-Ahmar district. The building was renovated in 1652-1654 by Emir Ibrahim Agha al-Mustahfizan who decorated the back wall of the prayer hall, as well as his own mausoleum, with blue Iznik-style tiles, which led to the structure being known as the “Blue Mosque."
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June 04, 2015

Wat Chaiwatthanaram Condition Assessment Completed

Emphasizing a dynamic partnership philosophy, Thai Fine Arts Department (FAD) and World Monuments Fund (WMF) collaborated to complete a condition assessment at Wat Chaiwatthanaram, part of the ancient city of Ayutthaya.
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June 03, 2015

Commencement of Conservation Work at I’timad-ud-Daulah

The mausoleum I’timad-ud-Daulah is located in the Mughal Gardens in Agra, a WMF 50th Anniversary Priority Site. Constructed between 1622 and 1628, it represents a transition from the first phase of monumental Mughal Architecture, built primarily from red sandstone, to the subsequent phase that used pietra-dura on white marble. I’timad-ud-Daulah is thus a building representative of a paradigm shift in construction styles. Over the decades, several attempts have been made at conserving I’timad-ud-daulah and the building has seen many interventions.
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