Benedicte deMontlaur

President & CEO, World Monuments Fund @WorldMonuments Passionate about heritage, cultural diversity, diplomacy & travel.
@thethingaboutfr

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

Bénédicte de Montlaur : « Le patrimoine n’est pas l’affaire des élites »
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[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

It’s premiere day at @worldmonuments! I’m thrilled so share our short film exploring WMF’s nearly six decades of #conservation work on #RapaNui (#EasterIsland) 🗿 as a part of our 60th anniversary celebrations:https://t.co/04cp8Nn3Sc

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@WorldMonuments’ 2025 Paul Mellon Lecture on the monumental restoration of #NotreDame was a monumental success! 
Thank you to our speakers, attendees, partners @Columbia_MF and @StJohnDivineNYC. Watch the full recording:https://t.co/SDPKbo0ZtF

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I'm thrilled to share a brand-new video from World Monuments Fund that dives into our Venetian origin story 🇮🇹✨ Just in time for #Carnival, explore WMF’s roots preserving #heritage across this great artistic and cultural center: https://t.co/LA1JLCHaU2

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I’m thrilled to announce the 2025 @WorldMonuments Watch! From lunar heritage sites to the Chapel of the Sorbonne in Paris, learn more about these 25 iconic places and the challenges they’re facing, and how to support the #WorldMonumentsWatch: https://t.co/ZbMh7l33bb

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

Just landed in Paris for @worldmonumentsfunds’s first-ever exhibition at @ParisPhotoFair ✈️ 📷 Heritage in Focus is a collaboration with @MagnumFND to document select #culturalheritage sites worldwide.

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⁦@WorldMonuments⁩ is thrilled to announce our partnership with global hospitality group ⁦@Accor⁩ ! Both WMF and Accor are committed to supporting heritage and sustainable tourism. ⁦@brunepoirson⁩
https://t.co/KKEOmcDE4D

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

Thrilled to see @worldmonumentsfund on the cover of @townandcountrymag! The summer issue explores how @CVersailles' Potager du Roi is leading the charge in climate resilience in heritage preservation: https://t.co/Cbr2t3TeXN<https://t.co/UYnp9NUaX7>

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@AzizaChaouniPr received the 2024 Watch Award for her involvement in recovery work in Morocco after the earthquake of September 8 @WorldMonuments Summer Soirée in New York. #CulturalHeritage

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

Last Thursday, I was inspired by our ever-growing WMF global community as we hosted Palace of Palms: A Night Celebrating Heritage at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London—an event the first of its kind for WMF in the United Kingdom. @GiorgioArmaniRP @CabanaMagazine

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

It was a real pleasure to host @RimaAbdulMalak @EPhilippe_LH to talk about the largest preservation project of the century : the reconstruction of Notre-Dame de Paris. https://t.co/U5np77Gd7F
@worldmonuments  

#WorldMonuments  #MellonLecture @albertinebooks

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

Devastating. Fire is one of the main hazards to heritage places and they very often happens during restoration works. https://t.co/zKqUEn9j5t

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I am excited to share that the conservation mission at la Casa sobre
el Arroyo has become the first South American modernist project to be awarded the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism prize for the 2024 cycle. 
#WorldMonuments #Modernism #CulturalHeritage

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

@WorldMonuments is celebrating 35 years of work at Angkor, and I can think of no better way to mark the occasion than the festivities we had: a Khmer feast, traditional music, and warm hospitality from our partners. Congratulations to everyone on this major milestone!

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

Thank you ⁦@TheArtNewspaper⁩ for relaying our Climate Heritage Initiative #heritage #climatechange #climateaction https://t.co/RpnexrzgDQ

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Discover @WorldMonuments new Climate Heritage Initiative, 1 in 6 cultural heritage site will be impacted by climate change. we are doubling down on our commitment to find solutions. : https://t.co/mwzYODiFx6

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

Is there a historical site that you care particularly about? Nominate for the Watch! @worldmonuments is now accepting nominations for the 2025 World Monuments Watch. We believe that preserving cultural heritage is a collective effort. click here: https://t.co/ObMNlNWSGx

[وزارة الثقافة | الإمارات @UAEMCY]

The UAE, under the leadership of H.E. Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, Minister of Culture, launched a historic initiative at #COP28UAE creating a global coalition calling for the integration of culture in climate action under UNFCCC.
#ClimateAction
@COP28_UAE @UAEmediaoffice

[Benedicte deMontlaur @BdeMontlaur]

A pivotal moment yesterday at COP28. Under the leadership of Sheikh Salem Al Qassimi, Princess Dana Firas and Margareth Menezes, the Group of Friends of Culture Based Climate action was founded. @UAEMCY@salemalq @UAEMCY
@UNFCCC #COP28 
@chn

[ALIPH Foundation @ALIPHFoundation]

Congratulations to @UAEMCY @Salemalq, Min. Cult. of Brazil @MagaAfroPop & @DanaFiras1 for launching the Group of Friends of Culture-Based Climate Action (GFCBCA). ALIPH will continue to support this joint effort. Culture is part of the solution. #COP28