Since 1988, World Monuments Fund has honored accomplished individuals with the Hadrian Award and the Watch Award at the annual Hadrian Gala in New York City.
2022 Honorees
Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, Suzanne Deal Booth, and Christian Louboutin
Kateryna Chuyeva, Ukraine Deputy Minister for Culture and Information Policy
Past Honorees
- 2019 Thomas S. Kaplan, Hadrian Award
- 2019 HRH Princess Dana Firas, Watch Award
- 2018 Prince Amyn Aga Khan
- 2018 Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler
- 2017 Deborah Lehr
- 2017 Frank Stella
- 2016 The Stavros Niarchos Foundation
- 2016 Tomas Maier
- 2015 Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain
- 2015 Her Excellency Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa of Bahrain
- 2014 Mica Ertegün
- 2014 Ellsworth Kelly
- 2013 Roberto Hernández Ramírez
- 2013 Andrew B. Cogan and Knoll
- 2012 Kenneth Chenault
- 2012 The Duke of Devonshire KCVO, CBE, DL
- 2011 Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder
- 2011 Marcela Perez de Cuellar
- 2010 Ratan N. Tata and the Tata family
- 2009 David Rockefeller, Jr.
- 2008 Houghton, Doreen, and Graeme Freeman and the Freeman Foundation
- 2007 Rahmi M. Koç, Semahat Arsel, Suna Kiraç, and the Koç Family
- 2006 His Highness Maharaja Gajsinghji II of Jodhpur
- 2005 John Julius, Viscount Norwich
- 2004 Carlos Slim Helú
- 2003 Eugene Thaw
- 2002 Hélène and Michel David-Weill
- 2001 James D. Wolfensohn
- 2000 Harvey Golub
- 1999 The Sainsbury Brothers
- 1998 Richard Hampton Jenrette
- 1997 Phyllis Lambert
- 1996 His Highness The Aga Khan
- 1995 Lord Rothschild
- 1994 David Rockefeller
- 1993 Dominique de Menil
- 1992 Marella and Giovanni Agnelli
- 1991 Mrs. Vincent Astor
- 1990 His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales
- 1989 Paul Mellon
- 1988 Carlo De Benedetti