A ceremony today at Mandalay’s Shwe Nan-Daw Monastery will mark the beginning of a two-year conservation project at the site involving Myanmar’s Ministry of Culture, World Monuments Fund (WMF), and the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, with the support of the U.S.
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In November 2013, World Monuments Fund (WMF) celebrated the graduation of the first class of students from its heritage management training program in Iraq. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation and the U.S.
World Monuments Fund (WMF) and the Thai Ministry of Culture’s Fine Arts Department (FAD) are undertaking a two-year project of documentation, conservation, and site-management at Wat Chaiwatthanaram in Ayutthaya, Thailand, to continue its work at the seventeenth-century Buddhist temple, which was
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and World Monuments Fund (WMF) today announced the public release of Arches (version 1.0), a user-friendly, open source information management software system built specifically to help heritage organizations safeguard cultural heritage sites worldwide.
Following the dramatic analysis and statistics revealed through the Route 66 Economic Impact Study of 2012, World Monuments Fund (WMF) convened a strategic roundtable to explore the sustainability of the highway as a cultural and recreational venue and an economic engine for the eight states the
In a significant and tangible demonstration of partnership, the Government of Tanzania, the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, the European Union and the United States of America have joined forces to support the preservation and promotion of a landmark historical site in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
Lors de la conférence de presse qui s’est tenue aujourd’hui, Mme Bonnie Burnham, présidente du World Monuments Fund (WMF), a présenté le World Monuments Watch 2014, une liste comprenant un large éventail de sites culturels menacés pour des raisons naturelles ou par l’impact des changements sociau
A Presidente da World Monuments Fund (WMF), Bonnie Burnham, anunciou, na conferência de imprensa que se realizou hoje, a lista de World Monuments Watch 2014, que apresenta um conjunto diversificado de sítios de património cultural que se encontram em risco, devido a ameaças naturais e ao impacto
En la rueda de prensa que ha tenido lugar hoy, Bonnie Burnham, presidenta de World Monuments Fund (WMF), ha anunciado el programa World Monuments Watch (WMW) de 2014, integrado por una serie de lugares declarados patrimonio cultural amenazados por las fuerzas de la naturaleza, así como por el imp