World Monuments Fund

Celebrating 60 years of safeguarding irreplaceable cultural heritage.

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WMF is excited to announce a new partnership with Milan’s @PoldiPezzoli Museum to support the restoration of its renowned Golden Room—a pioneering example of immersive museum design. Learn more about this new project led by our Italian office: https://t.co/u3MQWFTJ3i

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Join WMF in advancing climate solutions for heritage sites through our Cultivating Resilience program! Submit a nomination to become part of a global network of heritage gardens and greenspaces by June 20 at 11:59pm ET: https://t.co/azcQIVjfyR

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WMF is proud to announce the opening of our new office in Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 Building on 60 years of work across the country, our office will hit the ground running by restoring the Golden Room at the @PoldiPezzoli Museum. Read more: https://t.co/9vX9ajA9JX

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Explore WMF's newest project conserving Mongolia’s oldest surviving Buddhist monastery: https://t.co/Bx2PFUBRXh

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WMF, @LAConservancy, and Architectural Resources Group are honored to receive @ca_preservation's Trustees’ Award for Excellence for our Rapid-Response Heritage Documentation project in the wake of the devastating January 2025 #LosAngeles #wildfires: https://t.co/S2mLLdtMCb

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3.5 billion people—nearly half of humanity—live in areas highly vulnerable to climate change.

This #EarthDay, explore how WMF is using heritage preservation to mitigate and adapt to climate-related threats around the world: https://t.co/sGzdwbGx8W

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Take a trip around the globe this #WorldHeritageDay and discover 10 UNESCO World Heritage Sites where WMF has worked: https://t.co/upQc8gSjKX

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We urge all parties to preserve human life and prevent further destruction of heritage, and we pledge to help communities rebuild. Read our full statement: https://t.co/NF448nm5RM

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Our hearts are with all those affected by the conflict in the Middle East. Military action has also damaged 150+ cultural sites—an incalculable loss. Historic places represent the shared memory of humanity.

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WMF is thrilled to announce our academic collaborators for the newly launched Suzanne Deal Booth Institute for Heritage Preservation: @Columbia, @WeitzmanSchool, @cu_research, @TulaneArch, and the University of Duhok: https://t.co/LO40cV68ED

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Nominate a historic place that tells the American story and needs preservation today to our new Irreplaceable America initiative!

Apply before March 20, 2026: https://t.co/l94Ns8g8cr

📸courtesy of Photographersnature, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

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Exciting news from WMF 🎉 In 2026, we’re committing $7 million to help protect global heritage with 21 new projects around the world.

Explore our new projects: https://t.co/7nZic106EW

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Three years ago, a catastrophic earthquake hit Türkiye–Syria, destroying heritage sites across the historic city of Antakya.

After completing urgent stabilization work in the aftermath, WMF is working with @AXA Foundation for Human Progress on the next phase of recovery.

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Is Portugal next on your must-visit list?

Whether you’ve purchased your tickets or prefer a literary staycation, discover an itinerary of some of Lisbon’s unique sites and books to match in our latest Read & Roam.

Explore our full recommendations: https://t.co/Q9BS6ddGem

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"The renovation of Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by Australian studio Architectus has been awarded the 2026 @WorldMonuments Fund/@Knoll_Inc Modernism Prize."

The studio will be awarded during Modernism Week: https://t.co/KIETVjXbY8

Via @dezeen: https://t.co/4T3S7kmAfF

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Let it snow ❄️

From NYC to Beijing, snow is blanketing beloved heritage sites, such as the Forbidden City’s Qianlong Garden.

This September, following over two decades of work, WMF and the Palace Museum celebrated the inauguration of the restored Qianlong Garden.

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📣 Announcing the winner of the 2026 World Monuments Fund / @Knoll_Inc Modernism Prize: Architectus for the outstanding restoration of Ethiopia’s Africa Hall!

Learn more: https://t.co/uG2jgbA75V

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🤝 Announcing: World Monuments Fund’s partnership with the @AXA Foundation for Human Progress! AXA joins WMF as the Lead Partner on the #WorldMonumentsWatch.

Learn more and submit your nomination to the Watch by March 20, 2026: https://t.co/XSebvhnkZO

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#OTD two years ago, an earthquake struck the Hokuriku region of Japan, triggering a tsunami, fires, and hundreds of aftershocks.

In 2025, WMF included Noto Peninsula’s heritage sites on the World Monuments Watch to support community-driven preservation: https://t.co/guaGWL6dSC

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Happy New Year’s Eve from World Monuments Fund 🎆

As we ring in 2026, we’re thankful for your support in safeguarding irreplaceable heritage since 1965. 

📸 WMF’s 60th anniversary gala at Versailles. Photo credit: David Atlan.