Following the efforts of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and World Monuments Fund to preserve and present Insula V2 at Pompeii, these organizations hosted a conference with the Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei in 2003. The fifty archaeologists, architects, conservators, foundation...Read more
There is no word for “tourism” in Chol, a Prehispanic language still spoken by more than 10,000 Maya living along the southern reaches of the Usumacinta River, which separates Guatemala and the Mexican state of Chiapas. Yet, due to a recent surge in interest in the development of two vast, ancient...Read more
Drawing over 150 attendees, the first conference held by World Monuments Fund in the region proved a tremendous success, reaching new milestones and catalyzing change for improvement. We extend our deep appreciation for the generous support of all sponsors and parties involved in making this...Read more
Reports on two field missions organized by World Monuments Fund in Nemrut Dağ, an archaeological site located on Mt. Nemrut in Turkey in 2002. Nemrut Dağ is thought to be the burial site of the 1st century BCE Commagene King Antiochus I, and has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. A...Read more
Located in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India, Jaisalmer Fort is a walled complex of palaces, temples, and houses built in the 12th century under the rule of Rawal Jaisal, a Bhatti Rajput King. During the monsoon of 1999, two bastions and a large section of the pitching wall surrounding the fort...Read more
Located in the Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India, Jaisalmer Fort is a walled complex of palaces, temples, and houses built in the 12th century under the rule of Rawal Jaisal, a Bhatti Rajput King. During the monsoon of 1999, two bastions and a large section of the pitching wall surrounding the fort...Read more
Reports on the sixth field campaign of World Monuments Fund at the temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia, which took place in 1997-1998. The report details conservation work on the portico of West Gopura III, the major conservation intervention undertaken during this campaign, where...Read more
Located west of the city of Yerevan in Armenia, the Basilica of Ererouk was constructed in the pre-Christian period using local orange and black tuff stones. Following the adoption of Christianity as the state religion of Armenia, the basilica was rebuilt as a Christian church, and remained in use...Read more
Reports on the fifth field campaign of World Monuments Fund at the temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia, which took place in 1996-1997. During this campaign innovative conservation techniques were perfected and a significant amount of new work was completed, as described in this report...Read more
Proceedings of a conference titled “Towards a Common Method of Assessing Mixed Cultural and Natural Resources” that took place in March 1998. The conference aimed to raise awareness of the increasing divergence between the fields of ecological and cultural heritage preservation...Read more