GRANADA.- Patronato de la Alhambra, American Express, and World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced, at the Palace of Charles V at the Alhambra, an institutional partnership for the conservation of the site through a new program called “The Hidden Alha…
Two New World Monuments Fund Conservation Projects Announced Today in Paris
NEW YORK, NY.- World Monuments Fund announced today two new projects: the conservation of the choir of the renowned Albi Cathedral in France and of the Salon Rico in the Medina Al-Zahra in Cordoba, Spain. Bertrand du Vignaud, President of World Monumen…
One of the Most Significant Archaeological Sites on Easter Island Gets New Visitor Center
SANTIAGO, CHILE.- World Monuments Fund (WMF), American Express, and the Corporación Nacional Forestal de Chile (CONAF) celebrated the completion of a sustainable visitor reception center on Easter Island in Chile on May 13th. The new visitor center, t…
Historic Conservation Project by World Monuments Fund Begins in Eastern Turkey
ISTANBUL.- Bonnie Burnham, President of World Monuments Fund (WMF), today announced that WMF and the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism have embarked on a historic partnership to conserve the Ani Cathedral and the Church of the Holy Savior, in Ani…
Historic Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria Damaged in 2009 Abruzzo Earthquake Reopens
NEW YORK, NY.- Two years after a devastating earthquake hit the Abruzzo region of Italy, an important historic structure damaged in the tremor has been returned to its community fully restored. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President o…
Historic Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria Damaged in 2009 Abruzzo Earthquake Reopens
NEW YORK, NY.- Two years after a devastating earthquake hit the Abruzzo region of Italy, an important historic structure damaged in the tremor has been returned to its community fully restored. Following the earthquake, Bertrand du Vignaud, President o…
The Paul Mellon Estate Pledges $250,000 Towards the Restoration of the State Music Room at Stowe House
BUCKINGHAM.- Through World Monuments Fund (WMF), The Paul Mellon Estate has announced a pledge of $250,000 towards the restoration of the State Music Room at Stowe House, the magnificent Grade I listed Neo-Classical palace set in 400 acres of landscape…
Newly Restored Rooms will Amaze the Easter Visitor to Neo-Classical Palace Stowe House
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.- “From Easter 2011 visitors to Stowe House, the magnificent Grade I listed Neo-Classical palace set in 400 acres of landscaped park in Buckinghamshire, will be able to admire the recently restored Large Library (sometimes referred…