World Monuments Fund
World Monuments Fund is the leading independent organization dedicated to saving the world’s most treasured places.
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World Monuments Fund 2008 Watch Site: "A Time Capsule"

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Down a grim alley in London, sits the world's oldest music hall, Wilton's, where a return engagement celebrates its 150th anniversary.
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World Monuments Fund 2010 Watch: Miami Marine Stadium "where Richard Nixon hugged Sammy Davis Jr. in 1972"

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The debate over restoring one of Miami’s most iconic venues heats up.
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World Monuments Fund Close-up on a WMF site: Babylon

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Read about one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Babylon, a current WMF site.
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World Monuments Fund 2010 Watch: Modernist Sites from Frank Lloyd Wright to Marcel Breuer

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World Monuments Fund On YouTube: WMF President Bonnie Burnham and Program Director Norma Barbacci discuss Casa de las Columnas in the historic city center of Lima, Peru.

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Footage: Bonnie Burnham and Norma Barbacci on Casa de las Columnas
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World Monuments Fund Strawberry Hill: An Exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

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Come to New Haven to view objects from Horace Walpole's collection at Strawberry Hill, a 2004 Watch site.
Mohammed Milu
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WMF SHOULD COME FORWARD TO HELP IN RESTORING THE IMPORTANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL PLACES OF BANGLADESH.
December 17 at 5:11am
Mohammed Milu
Mohammed Milu
The bulk of the protected Monuments in Asia particularly that of Bangladesh are of religious character, still in use,such as Mosque,Tomb,Temple,Stupas and the like. Precisely for many of such reasons many of our important historical buildings of the country had to be 'Deprotected' and helplessly witness their spoliation. Conservation services in ... See MoreDeveloping countries are faced with manifold problems. Limited financial resources are one of the other or important obstacle to creating the needed administrative structure, establishing and running a variety of Museums, protecting historical sites, carrying out archaeological Excavations and starting restoration work on endangered monuments.However,adequate financial resources do not provide all these answers. These are usually a real source of anxiety for the Government of Bangladesh and that of south east Asia and other heritage conscious persons and organization of the world.SO WHF SHOULD COME FORWARD TO HELP IN PRESERVATION OF THESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OF BANGLADESH
December 17 at 5:17am
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World Monuments Fund WMF and American Express team up to build a sustainable visitor center on Easter Island, Chile.

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World Monuments Fund Valley of the Kings: WMF Staff Gaetano Palumbo Assesses the Challenges

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World Monuments Fund 2010 Watch: A Slide Show presented by the LA Times

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Watch the Watch: A slide show of 2010 Watch sites in the Americas
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World Monuments Fund Field Dispatch: High-tech lasers help protect a 12th-century cloister.

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For the last year, WMF has participated in a number of on-site meetings to analyze the columns and capitals that form the cloister of St. Trophime and determine the best methods for cleaning, repairing, and maintaining the structure. ...
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World Monuments Fund 2010 Watch: Do you know what the Tectons are? Read the article to find out!

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The Thirties buildings of Dudley Zoo are suddenly attracting attention – because they have been listed as endangered in the World Monuments Fund.
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World Monuments Fund 2008 Watch: Preservation starts on the New York State Pavilion

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World Monuments Fund Do you get the WMF E-news? If not, check out the latest issue online.

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World Monuments Fund 2010 Watch: Ghostly Georgian enclave of Sheerness naval docks

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S E Gordon
how did David Starkey History and Things talk go last night?
October 29 at 3:55am