Following the Venice floods of 1966, the International Fund for Monuments (now World Monuments Fund), raised one-hundred thousand dollars for the restoration of the church of Santa Mari del Giglio, repairing the roof, consolidating the façade, and restoring interior decorations damaged...Read more
Part of an effort to raise awareness about monuments damaged in the Venice floods of 1966, this booklet provides a summary of the life of Bartolomeo Colleoni, perhaps the most famous of the condottieri, or military commanders, of fifteenth century Italy. While fighting for the Serenissima of Venice...Read more
Designed as a guide to the Jewish monuments of Venice, this publication outlines the history of Jewish community in Venice, beginning with their work as doctors on the island of Spinalunga during the 12th and 13th centuries and increasing in size following the establishment of the first ghetto in...Read more
In the aftermath of unprecedented flooding in Venice during the fall of 1966, at which time waters rose two meters higher than normal, the International Fund for Monuments (now World Monuments Fund) strove to raise awareness about the dire challenges faced by the city. As part of these efforts,...Read more
The founder of the International Fund for Monuments (now World Monuments Fund), Col. James Gray compiled this study of fortified walls of Verona in 1954, while stationed with the U.S. military in Italy. Gray traces the origin and development of the city walls from the third century B.C. to the...Read more
In 1965, upon consultation with Merid Asfa Wossen, the former Crown Prince of Ethopia, the International Fund for Monuments (now World Monuments Fund) commissioned Dr. Sandro Angelini to conduct a survey and restoration cost-estimate for the site of Lalibela, Ethopia, where a group of eleven...Read more
The past year has brought exciting new partnerships, new initiatives, and raised new challenges. As a way of reflecting on 2022 in preparation for the year to come, we’re highlighting some of the accomplishments the World Monuments Fund (WMF) team has achieved over the course of the previous 12... Read more
In February 2015, months after ISIS captured Mosul, the group published a video of the destruction of the Mosul Cultural Museum. Although the city was retaken by the army in July 2017, the site remains significantly damaged and... Read more
We are delighted to embark on yet another year with you, our friends and supporters, to safeguard treasured places around the world and support the communities that care for them. As we move into the new year, we invite you to reflect with us on some of World Monuments Fund's (WMF)... Read more