Each year, dozens of Watch Days are organized at World Monuments Watch sites by their communities to highlight the importance of local stewardship in the sustainable preservation of heritage sites.
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Each year on May 5, the world celebrates African World Heritage Day, observed around the world to celebrate the continent’s unique cultural and natural heritage.
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Countries:
Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Each year on April 18, we celebrate World Heritage Day to bring global attention to the conservation needs of treasured sites and celebrate the diversity of our shared, global heritage. This year’s theme is rural heritage, raising awareness about the relevance of rural landscapes and the... Read more
In March 2019, an energetic and interactive Watch Day was held in the Jewish Quarter of Essaouira, Morocco, a 2018 World Monuments Watch site. Watch Day is a series of celebratory events organized by local communities at World Monuments Watch sites, highlighting the importance of... Read more
Since 2007, WMF and ARCCH have partnered to address the conservation of the rock-hewn churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia, engaging in the management and presentation of the site and training local personnel in sustainable conservation practices for its long-term maintenance.
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This Womens Equality Day hear from women across the world working in the field of heritage about why empowering women in the field of conservation is so important.
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Countries:
Australia, Egypt, India, Japan, Mexico, Myanmar, Thailand
Antoni Gaudí’s early work at the Güell Pavilions represents some of the finest Modernista architecture and trencadís mosaic in Spain. But for years, the vibrant site was not widely known due to inaccessibility to the public.
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As 2018 comes to a close, we're looking back at highlights from our work at sites and projects around the world over the past year.
Click through to see just a few of our favorite moments from 2018.
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On the occassion of the tenth year of the WMF/Knoll Modernism Prize, a special mention was awarded to Harboe Architects, PC for their preservation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple in Oak Park, Illinois. The biennial prize, which recognizes... Read more
Agence Christiane Schmuckle-Mollard has been awarded the 2018 WMF/Knoll Modernism Prize for its remarkable preservation of the Karl Marx School in Villejuif, France. Now in its tenth year, the biennial prize recognizes architects or designers... Read more