World Monuments Fund (WMF)

Field restoration projects and programswmf field work encompasses five core program areas that serve the broad interests of preservation including (1) preservation of architectural and cultural heritage, (2) capacity building and cultural tourism management in local communities, (3) advocacy for the preservation movement, (4) education and training, and (5) disaster recovery.restoration projects and preservation programs included over 100 sites in over 52 countries

Education & outreach programseducation and outreach program activities included (a) a craftsman training program that provides hands-on training and on-site restoration work at five international project sites in the u.s., peru and cambodia, (b) sustainable tourism programs to help balance the social and economic benefits with the damage to fragile historic sites (c) modernism at risk exhibition "modern solutions for saving modern landmarks" which explores the role designers and architects play in saving endangered modern buildings, (d) annual lecture series, (e) publication of wmf newsletters, (f) archival program to organize restoration project materials, digitize technical reports and images, past publications, newsletters, printed materials related to field projects in a digital image library available to american universities, colleges, researchers and students for research purposes, (g) wmf's website which offers digitized materials to provide a rich and lively view of a broad cross-section of the work of the organization, (h) selection and preparation for the launch of the 2016 watch list of endangered sites