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August 03, 2017
WORLD MONUMENTS FUND ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP TO RESTORE HISTORIC KUMAMOTO BUILDINGS DAMAGED BY 2016 JAPAN EARTHQUAKE
New York, NY, August 3, 2017 – World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced today their partnership with Kumamoto Machinami Trust (KMT) supporting local community efforts in Kumamoto Castle Town, Japan, to restore several iconic structures damaged by the Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016. World Monuments Fund’s efforts are made possible by a generous grant from the Freeman Foundation.
In The Media
January 09, 2017 |
Mainichi Newspaper
Asbestos: A Hidden Hazard in Monuments (Japanese publication)
(Article published in Japanese; summary translated to English) World Monuments Fund embarked on an activity to enlighten local people in a developing country regarding the hazard of asbestos, a substance still widely used in developing countries. WMF utilizes the opportunity to repair historical monuments. It believes that with cultural assets as the subject matter, people’s understanding can be improved on the hazards of asbestos which will lead to a ban of its use.
December 23, 2016 |
A Daily Dose of Architecture
Restoring Justus van Effen
The 2016 World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize was awarded to Molenaar & co. architecten, Hebly Theunissen architecten, and landscape architect Michael van Gessel for the rehabilitaiton of the Justus van Effen complex in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. John Hill writes about the award ceremony and project.
November 14, 2016 |
Mizzima
World Monuments Fund Helps Expose the Problems of Asbestos
Despite the widespread presence of asbestos in its building inventory, Myanmar has no national regulations or standards regarding the removal of materials containing asbestos. Using our current project at the First Baptist Church in Mawlamyine as a case study, WMF organized a workshop to educate the public about the dangers of asbestos.
June 03, 2016 |
CNN
Resurrecting a revolution: The fight to save Cuba's forgotten art schools
Conceived more than five decades ago by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara to bring arts education to the world's underprivileged, Cuba's National Art Schools lie on the edge of Havana, a stunning but collapsing monument to the country's revolutionary beginnings.
May 24, 2016 |
Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Cuba
Watch Day: arte y técnica en el reflejo de la noche
Con la visita de la directora del Programa World Monuments Fund para Latinoamérica, España y Portugal, la arquitecta Norma Barbacci, a Santiago de Cuba el 31 de enero de 2016, se comenzó oficialmente el trabajo para la recuperación y salvaguarda de los 12 templos coloniales de la Arquidiócesis de Santiago de Cuba incluidos en la Watch List 2016.