"World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced that it will use more than $7m to fund 21 new projects around the globe in 2026. These include a number of sites from WMF's 2025 Watch list of threatened heritage-such as the Inca Qhapaq Ñan road system spanning the Andes in South America, the crumbling terracotta sculptures at Portugal's Alcobaça Monastery and historic Jewish religious buildings in Debdou, Morocco."
""Around the world, communities are confronting profound challenges, from climate-related disasters and environmental change to the long aftermath of conflict and crisis," Bénédicte de Montlaur, the president and chief executive of WMF, said in a statement. "By working alongside local partners, we are advancing preservation efforts that support recovery, adaptation and long-term stewardship of places that matter deeply to the people connected to them." Newly funded sites include an 18th-century mausoleum in India, the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda and a Modernist cinema in Angola."
World Monuments Fund will allocate more than $7 million to fund 21 preservation projects in 2026. Projects target threatened heritage from WMF's 2025 Watch list, including the Inca Qhapaq Ñan road system, terracotta sculptures at Alcobaça Monastery, and historic Jewish buildings in Debdou. Funding covers physical conservation, management, community engagement, and training. Newly supported sites include an 18th-century mausoleum in India, the Museum of Antigua and Barbuda, and a Modernist cinema in Angola. Some sites were recently earthquake-damaged, such as heritage on Japan's Noto Peninsula and Antakya, Turkey. Political and funding challenges affect other sites, including Bears Ears and Takiyyat al-Gulshani.
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