Sawara was included on the 2012 World Monuments Watch among the heritage sites damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake to help raise international attention and funds to repair these sites because local resources were greatly depleted by the disaster. With funding from American Express, WMF...Read more
This report (in Spanish) details the activities that were organized by Grupo Patrimonio Qoriorqo as part of the two-day Heritage Day event. On April 21 and 22, the town of Andahuaylillas in Peru celebrated El Dia de Patrimonio, or Heritage Day, commemorating the fourth anniversary of the...Read more
The New York Studio School occupies a group of four mid-nineteenth-century townhouses at 8, 10, 12, and 14 West 8th Street in New York City’s Greenwich Village, each with a carriage house behind it opening onto MacDougal Alley. The properties were acquired and combined from 1907 to 1929 by sculptor...Read more
This publication contains the methodology used to develop the risk management plan at the Archaeological Park and Ruins of Quirigua, published in “Análisis y plan de gestión de riesgo-adaptación ante el impacto del cambio climático del Parque Arqueológico Quiriguá.” The methodology is based on the...Read more
During a two-day conference at the Historic Center of Colón held in February 2013, international and local urban conservation experts participated in round-table discussions that focused on the future vision of the historic center as an administrative and commercial hub, a dynamic and...Read more
The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia was placed on the 2006 World Monuments Watch to call attention to considerable conservation needs of the structure and the desirability to improve documentation of the structure and develop a comprehensive management plan to protect the site in the future, from its...Read more
Five historic graveyards—Canongate, Greyfriars, St Cuthbert’s, Old Calton, and New Calton—are located within Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site. They represent an important, if largely untapped, cultural resource. The inclusion of the graveyards on the 2010 World Monuments Watch catalyzed a...Read more
The Historic Center of Colón was included on the 2010 World Monuments Watch. Following Watch-listing, WMF supported pilot urban design concept plans for the rehabilitation of the buildings and public spaces, as well as a documentary video of the historic center’s challenges.Read more
The Roman Aqueduct of Segovia was placed on the 2006 World Monuments Watch to call attention to considerable conservation needs of the structure and the desirability to improve documentation of the structure and develop a comprehensive management plan to protect the site in the future, from its...Read more
The sixteenth-century ex-convent of Santa Catalina de Siena is a popular destination for tourists visiting the historic center of Arequipa, Peru, and an important religious complex for the local community. After the site’s inclusion on the 2008 Watch, WMF supported the restoration of mural...Read more