How does #photography shape our worldview? This #WorldPhotographyDay 📸, we’re spotlighting the photographers reframing #worldheritage locations as a part of our new Heritage in Focus program. Created in partnership with Magnum Foundation, Heritage in Focus tasks emerging photographers with telling the stories of 11 #culturalheritage sites featured on our 2022 World Monuments Watch. Using their unique visual storytelling styles, these photographers capture the iconic #heritage locations in a new way by shining a light on the figures absent in traditional narratives. Read more about Heritage in Focus's footprint at this fall's Paris Photo Fair: https://lnkd.in/eKr-4qZV 📸: (c) Yael Martinez Heritage in Focus has been made possible, in part, by support from Nora McNeely Hurley and Manitou Fund; Donna Perret Rosen; Lorna B. Goodman; The Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust; and Monika McLennan.
World Monuments Fund
Non-profit Organizations
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Safeguarding the irreplaceable.
About us
World Monuments Fund (WMF) safeguards the world’s most treasured places to enrich people’s lives and build mutual understanding across cultures and communities. Since 1965, our global team of experts has preserved the world's diverse cultural heritage using the highest international standards across more than 700 sites in 112 countries. Partnering with local communities, funders, and governments, WMF draws on heritage to address some of today’s most pressing challenges: climate change, underrepresentation, imbalanced tourism, and post-conflict recovery. With a commitment to the people who bring places to life, WMF embraces the potential of the past to create a more resilient and inclusive society.
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http://www.wmf.org
External link for World Monuments Fund
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1965
- Specialties
- Historic preservation, cultural heritage, architectural heritage, and heritage
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600 5th Ave
25th Floor
New York, New York 10020, US
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2 Grosvenor Gardens
London, SW1W 0DH, GB
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Mosteiro dos Jerónimos
Praça do Império
Lisbon, 1400-206, PT
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Garcia De Paredes, 94-3°A
Madrid, 28010, US
Employees at World Monuments Fund
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Jonathan S. Bell
Vice President of Programs at World Monuments Fund
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Miguel Horta E Costa
Sócio Gerente na Underrock Investments Lda.
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Becky Johnson
Finance Executive with experience in corporate and business unit-level FP&A, transformation, investor relations, costing and allocations, finance…
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Karaugh Brown
Vice President of Development and Partnerships at World Monuments Fund
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🌪️ With hurricane season in the Caribbean well underway, preparedness and awareness of the resources and incentives that are available for conservation and recovery of built heritage is critical. Inclusion of the Central Aguirre Historic District in Salinas, PR on the 2020 World Monuments Watch, highlighted the challenges faced by these historic wooden structures, especially in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In response, World Monuments Fund created a guide (in Spanish) to assist homeowners of historic wooden buildings in Puerto Rico. This resource outlines available processes and identifies gaps in support for preserving the island’s cultural heritage. Download the guide: https://lnkd.in/eKNm-vMm
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Join our team! World Monuments Fund is looking for a Programs Coordinator to support the administration of #culturalheritage projects around the globe from our New York City headquarters. Applications due September 30: https://lnkd.in/dpmhmTcv
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A UNESCO #WorldHeritage site, the #Alhambra gets its name from the Arabic word for red. This marvel of Islamic #architecture is one of #Spain’s top tourism destinations, welcoming over 2.6 million visitors each year. However, heavy visitor traffic poses #conservation challenges. See how WMF is helping to preserve the complex for generations to come in our latest curious facts article: https://lnkd.in/e9jmZ2sd World Monuments Fund's work at Alhambra has been made possible, in part, by support from The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust, the Danny Kaye and Sylvia Fine Kaye Foundation, and American Express.
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Over the past two weeks, we’ve seen #Olympic athletes compete on the grounds of Château de Versailles, beneath the Eiffel Tower, and more! Ahead of this evening’s #Paris2024 International Olympic Committee – IOC #ClosingCeremony, learn about the #culturalheritage of this year’s amazing venues: https://lnkd.in/eK-rg3QY 📸 courtesy of US Equestrian.
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#DYK that #BearsEars National Monument in southern #Utah is the ancestral land of many Indigenous tribes? Or that its rock art features one of the oldest depictions of a woolly mammoth in North America? Learn more about how WMF is working with Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition to protect this land with our latest blog post: https://lnkd.in/eZgmmdeB World Monuments Fund's work at Bears Ears National Monument has been made possible, in part, by support from Butler Conservation; Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW @ Annenberg; the Friends of Heritage Preservation; and by Nora McNeely Hurley and Manitou Fund. #WorldIndigenousDay #BearsEarsNationalMonument
Curious Facts: Bears Ears National Monument
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🗓️ Less than one week until our next On My Watch virtual conversation! Join us next Tuesday, August 13 to explore the latest #conservation and documentation efforts for Traditional Burmese Teak Farmhouses.
🗓️ Join us Tuesday, August 13, for a virtual conversation about documenting traditional Burmese teak farmhouses in the face of industrialization, development, and political turmoil. The embodiment of a centuries-long building culture in Myanmar, teak farmhouses are rapidly disappearing from the country’s landscape. While changes in construction practices and political upheaval are placing incredible pressures on surviving wooden farmhouses and their inhabitants’ lifestyles, little research has been done on the mechanisms driving these changes, and little documentation of the farmhouses exists. In the latest iteration of our On My Watch virtual series, WMF Regional Director Jeff Allen, Project Manager Waraporn Suwatchotikul, and architect U Aung Soe Myint will dive into efforts to fill these gaps and drive a reappraisal of the cultural values of this vernacular building tradition. Image: Rural teak farmhouse in Kywe Chin Village, north of Nay Pyi Taw, 2017. World Monuments Fund's work at Traditional Burmese Teak Farmhouses has been made possible, in part, by support from Tianaderrah Foundation / Nellie and Robert Gipson and The Endangered Wooden Architecture Programme (EWAP), Oxford Brookes University, funded by Arcadia, a charitable foundation that works to protect nature, preserve cultural heritage and promote open access to knowledge.
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🌊 On #NationalLighthouseDay, we’re shining a light on coastal heritage locations threatened by rising sea levels. Hurst Castle, built in 1544 at the order of King Henry VIII, is a historic artillery fort at the end of a spit of land on #England’s south coast. Storm surges and sea level rise endanger the castle’s foundation—in 2021, part of the battery collapsed after a particularly brutal squall. Due to swift #conservation action with English Heritage, Hurst Castle has partially reopened to the public. #ClimateChange poses a distinct threat to coastal heritage sites around the world. Responding to this challenge, World Monuments Fund (WMF) is working with English Heritage to form a global network of coastal heritage sites under the umbrella of our Coastal Connections program. By bringing together communities and organizations, knowledge and expertise can be shared. From the Historic Sites of Kilwa in #Tanzania to the Ocracoke Light Station at Cape Hatteras in the U.S., our Coastal Connections network aims to connect heritage professionals so we can meet the challenges of climate change together. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e_vfmqgz World Monuments Fund’s work at Hurst Castle has been made possible, in part, by support from the Paul Mellon Fund for Architectural Preservation in Great Britain. 📸 courtesy of English Heritage.
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Great news for #environmental conservationists and gardeners alike! We’re extending the deadline to our inaugural Cultivating Resilience program 🎉 Apply to this exciting new #climate initiative by August 16th:
Cultivating Resilience: Nominate a Heritage Green Space under Threat
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Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the Yazidi genocide. We remember those who lost their lives and stand with those affected by Daesh (also known as ISIS)’s violence in #Iraq. ISIS’ brutal crusade included the destruction of #Yazidi places of worship – outside of #Mosul in northern Iraq, nearly 50 sites were demolished alone. World Monuments Fund is dedicated to safeguarding monuments of all types and proud to have supported the reconstruction of the Mam Rashan Shrine in partnership with the Eyzidi Organization for Documentation. Read more about our crisis work in Iraq: https://lnkd.in/e9kkpdk World Monuments Fund’s work at Mam Rashan Shrine has been made possible, in part, by support from ALIPH - International alliance for the protection of heritage in conflict areas.
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