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World Monuments Fund Teams Up with the Government Of Castilla y León and the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute for an Exhibition on the route of Santiago de Compostela

World Monuments Fund (WMF), the government of Castilla y León, and the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute have joined forces to organize Treasures along the Route of Santiago de Compostela in Castilla y León, an exhibition on the famous Catholic pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela. On view at the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute in New York from February 23 through April 12, the exhibition focuses on the 1000-year-old pilgrimage route in the region of Castilla y León, placing particular emphasis on WMF’s conservation work at specific historic sites along the path. Treasures features a number of projects on which WMF collaborated with the government of Castilla y León, including the Cartuja de Miraflores monastery near Burgos, the Colegiata de Toro complex in Zamora, and the Roman Aqueduct of Segovia.

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