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This preview offers a glimpse into the Tapestry experience "History Carved in Stone"—an immersive, community-led digital journey of the Ceremonial Village of Orongo in Rapa Nui National Park, creat...

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As a part of Heritage Adapts!, the first global campaign uniting the heritage sector around climate solutions, WMF invited our partners at Mexico City’s Chinampas of Xochimilco to craft a short vid...

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An introduction to the history, territory and legacy of one of the most emblematic cultures of the Amazonian Andes.

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Una introducción a la historia, el territorio y el legado de una de las culturas más emblemáticas de los Andes amazónicos.

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Deep within Río Abiseo National Park—a UNESCO Mixed World Heritage Site—a WMF’s interdisciplinary team embarks on a unique journey to investigate and preserve the archaeological site of Gran Pajaté...

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En lo profundo del Parque Nacional del Río Abiseo, Patrimonio Mixto de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, un equipo interdisciplinario de WMF emprende un viaje único para investigar y conservar el sitio a...

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Hosted at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, World Monuments Fund's 2025 Hadrian Gala honored David M. Rubenstein for his work restoring iconic monuments and historical sites of national importance.

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To mark WMF in Britain’s 30th anniversary, we were delighted to host this special lecture by WMF Britain Trustee Professor Sir David Cannadine at The Royal Academy of Arts in London on 11th March 2...

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World Monuments Fund worked with Nile University Students to develop a socioeconomic study of the Taht al-Rab market in front of Takiyyat al-Gulshan.

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World Monuments Fund conducted interviews at Takiyyat Ibrahim al‑Gulshani and the nearby Taht al‑Rab’ Market in Historic Cairo, one of Egypt’s oldest centers for lantern production. World Monument...

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World Monuments Fund conducted interviews at Takiyyat Ibrahim al‑Gulshani and the nearby Taht al‑Rab’ Market in Historic Cairo, one of Egypt’s oldest centers for lantern production. Lantern making ...

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Architecture firm Architectus received the 2026 World Monuments Fund / Knoll Modernism Prize for its dynamic conservation of the United Nations’ Historic Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Learn...

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El proyecto de los Campos Agrícolas de Waru Waru se inauguró en Caritamaya, Puno, Perú, junto con las comunidades beneficiarias, autoridades locales y socios, quienes compartieron una celebración e...

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The Waru Waru Agricultural Fields project was inaugurated in Caritamaya, Puno, Peru alongside the beneficiary communities, local authorities and partners, who shared a celebratory event and exchang...

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Coastal Connections was established in 2023 as a joint initiative between World Monuments Fund and English Heritage to form a global network of coastal heritage sites. It aims to bring together tho...

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World Monuments Fund is celebrating 60 years of preserving cultural heritage across the globe in 2025. Explore our story safeguarding the world's most treasured places and learn how you can get in...

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Explore the Moon with CyArk's newest Tapestry experience. Learn more: https://www.wmf.org/journal-articles/venture-into-the-great-beyond

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Explore Rapa Nui’s legacy in stone. Located in the middle of the #PacificOcean, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is home to extraordinary #heritage that spans over thousands of years, including iconic moai...

This workshop explores the challenges of conserving heritage sites that are located underwater or within intertidal zones. Join us to learn from a range of case studies to find out how leading init...

How is climate change affecting the tourism of coastal heritage sites and what challenges does this bring? In this workshop we explore a range of strategies for managing how visitors engage with th...