Latest updates
WMFB Shop now available
A range of notecards are available featuring images from sites where we’ve worked.
Nominations sought for 2014 Watch
2014 Watch nominations are now being accepted. Deadline for nominations is March 1st 2013.
Exhibition 2012/13
Giving our Past a Future: The Work of World Monuments Fund, Britain
The work of World Monuments Fund Britain is celebrated in this exhibition at the Sir John Soane's Museum showcasing some of the charity’s most significant projects in the last 15 years.
26th October 2012 - 26th January 2013
Coventry Cathedral gets share of $1m from American Express
Since its inclusion on the 2012 Watch List, the Ruins of St Michael’s Coventry has been a major focus of WMFB activity. A £2m fundraising campaign was launched late in 2011 to save them for future generations.
The urgency of the appeal has led American Express, longstanding supporter of the Watch List, to offer Coventry a share of a $1m donation. A proportion of Coventry's grant will ensure that the urgent conservation of the nationally important medieval glass rescued from St Michael’s can begin this summer.
Coventry is one of six global sites receiving a share of the American Express award.
Latest film release
Giving our Past a Future
The work of World Monuments Fund Britain is the focus of a unique temporary exhibition at Sir John Soane’s Museum in London 'Giving our Past a Future'. This short film shows some of the highlights.
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Changing the Face of Coventry
Jules Hudson presents this in-depth review of WMFB’s project at Coventry Cathedral.
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Stowe Music Room conservation
Stowe’s Music Room is currently undergoing careful repair and conservation. The room was completed after 1781 and was created by Vincenzo Valdre.
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Coventry film
The former Cathedral Church of St Michael Coventry is the focus of a major project. Find out how WMFB is working alongside Coventry Cathedral to safeguard and reinvigorate this evocative place.
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Image galleries
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Restoration of Stowe's Large Library
Restoration of Stowe's Eastern Pavilion
Upcoming activities
Mary Beard: Living in the Ancient Roman Era
This evening, Mary Beard slices through the stereotypes to discuss the realities of living in the ancient Roman era.
Royal Geographical Society, London
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... visit the World Monument[s] Fund’s (WMF) new site for inspiration and ideas. The website looks as lovingly crafted as some of the threatened buildings it champions.
Building Magazine 21st September 2007




