After Russian missiles damaged this Kyiv landmark, urgent work is needed to protect the exposed interior and enable the building to function once more.
WMF is engaging the Indigenous community in preservation work at a spectacular Colombian "lost city" and supporting the development of sustainable tourism initiatives.
WMF is supporting the maintenance of this ethnic minority community's wooden buildings and craft traditions, combining cultural preservation with economic development.
Long known as the "City of Peace," the multicultural city of Antakya was devastated by earthquakes in February 2023, reducing much of its historic center to rubble.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, concerns quickly grew that debris from missile strikes might damage Lviv's historic buildings, including the distinctive sixteenth-century Black House.
As the war in Ukraine takes its toll on cultural heritage, WMF is working with a local network of experts to register losses and document the scale of destruction.
To meet Kew’s climate commitments and explore new ways of making glasshouses more sustainable, WMF is replacing the inefficient and aging heating systems in two iconic structures.
Isolation from the outside world may have preserved Rio Abiseo’s rich architectural heritage until now, but sites are at risk of being lost unless urgent preservation is undertaken.
In May 2022, WMF launched the Old Mori Paper Machiya preservation project with Kanazawa City, aiming to design a viable use of the site and contribute to its sustainable preservation in and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April 2022, the first professional gold leaf craftsmanship program in Kanazawa and Japan was launched in a partnership between WMF and Tiffany & Co.