Established as Venezuela's main port in the sixteenth century, the historic city of La Guaira boasts a significant collection of colonial buildings and public spaces that were severely affected by a series of mudslides in 1999, and subsequently neglected for several years. Following the city...Read more
This project-based learning unit is one of a series developed by World Monuments Fund and World Savvy, an education organization dedicated to engaging youth in community and world affairs. By combining WMF’s knowledge and experience in the heritage field with World Savvy’s education mission and...Read more
This project-based learning unit is one of a series developed by World Monuments Fund and World Savvy, an education organization dedicated to engaging youth in community and world affairs. By combining WMF’s knowledge and experience in the heritage field with World Savvy’s education mission and...Read more
During the summer of 1993, World Monuments Fund hosted a symposium entitled “Employment Strategies for the Restoration Arts: Craft Training in the Service of Historic Preservation.” Subsequently, World Monuments Fund organized a series of roundtable discussions with key city...Read more
In 1993, World Monuments Fund sponsored a symposium examining ways in which to train and employ young Americans in jobs related to the restoration arts, with the intention to create a program capable of making a national impact. Inspired by the Escuelas Taller program, which was then training...Read more