Founded by Colonel James A. Gray in 1965, World Monuments Fund (WMF), then called International Fund for Monuments (IFM), mobilizes to safeguard Venetian heritage following the worst floods in the city's history.

World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, international, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and training.

Jan 15, 2025 · The World Monuments Fund list seeks to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili Coast, Maine's lighthouses and Buddhist grottoes in China are also...

The 2025 cycle of the World Monuments Watch, our biennial, nomination-based advocacy program features 25 historic places facing major challenges including climate change, tourism, conflict, and natural disaster. 2025 WMF Watch sites represent 29 countries across five continents. For the first time ever, the Watch even extends beyond the earth itself!

World Monuments Fund (WMF) is the leading independent organization devoted to safeguarding the world’s most treasured places to enrich people’s lives and build mutual understanding across cultures and communities.

6 days ago · The nonprofit World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced its 2025 World Monuments Watch list, a list of cultural heritage sites it deems most at risk of disappearing due to threats like war, climate change, natural disasters, and tourism. The list, released once every two years, brings to the ...

Jan 15, 2025 · The organization said that more than 90 important sites on the moon could risk destruction if space tourism is left unregulated. By Zachary Small For years, the World Monuments Fund has sought to ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced its 2025 watch list of heritage sites facing major challenges – and this year’s locations span five continents, and the Moon.

Jan 23, 2025 · The World Monuments Fund submission highlights that there are almost 100 sites on the Moon bearing traces of the human history of space exploration.

4 days ago · As a leader in heritage preservation, the organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) convenes a biennial panel to select 25 sites that deserve increased awareness, advocacy, and financial support. This year’s World Monuments Watch panel, chaired by the Penn Museum’s Lynn Meskell, chose from more than 200 submissions to WMF’s World Monuments Watch program. Meskell has conducted research on ...