Paul Mellon Lecture

Inaugurated in 2003 and supported in part by the Paul Mellon Education Fund, the Paul Mellon Lecture is World Monuments Fund (WMF)’s annual, free public lecture spotlighting critical issues in the field of cultural heritage.

Bringing influential voices in historic preservation to the stage, the Mellon Lecture has explored topics from the monumental restoration of Notre-Dame to the role of architecture in bridging conservation and community engagement.  

Explore select past Paul Mellon Lectures: