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August 2021

World Monuments Fund's Commitment to the Heritage of Peru

This year marks 200 years since Peru's proclamation of independence. As we commemorate this bicentennial, we want to share some of World Monuments Fund's (WMF) work preserving the treasured heritage of this incredible country. The Peru’s enormous variety of cultural sites requires a... Read more
Country: 
Peru
Related Projects: 
Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex, Cerro Sechín, MALI Museum - European Union Bicentennial Commemoration, Parque de la Exposición, Sacred Valley of the Incas, San Francisco de Asis de Marcapata, San Pedro Apóstol de Andahuaylillas Church, Huaca de la Luna, Túcume Archaeological Site, Cerro de Oro, Quinta de Presa
Cusco, Peru
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May 2021

Celebrating African World Heritage Day

Home to a wide variety of natural and cultural heritage, the African continent represents a stunning diversity of cultures and practices. From vestiges of civilizations past to centuries-old churches and rich cultural landscapes, heritage sites across Africa span all of human history. ... Read more
Countries: 
Benin, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe
Related Projects: 
Rock-Hewn Churches, Koutammakou, Land of the Batammariba, Yemrehanna Kristos, Bandiagara Escarpment Cultural Landscape, Bunce Island, Historic Sites of Kilwa, Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Gulshani, Great Zimbabwe
Cave documentation process, 2019
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Date: 
December 2020

A Year in Photos: Highlights from 2020

Over the past twelve months, we completed projects in Nepal, Japan, and Sierra Leone, and reached key milestones in our work from the US to the UK. We successfully adapted our capacity-building programs to virtual platforms and hybrid formats; expanded our public programming to introduce... Read more
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