The World Monuments Watch is a flagship advocacy program of the New York-based private non-profit organization World Monuments Fund (WMF) that calls international attention to cultural heritage around the world that is threatened by neglect, vandalism, conflict, or disaster.[1]

Selection process

Every two years, it publishes a select list known as the Watch List of Endangered Sites that are in urgent need of preservation funding and protection. The sites are nominated by governments, conservation professionals, site caretakers, non-government organizations (NGOs), concerned individuals, and others working in the field.[1] An independent panel of international experts then select 100 candidates from these entries to be part of the Watch List, based on the significance of the sites, the urgency of the threat, and the viability of both advocacy and conservation solutions.[1] For the succeeding two-year period until a new Watch List is published, these 100 sites can avail grants and funds from the WMF, as well as from other foundations, private donors, and corporations by capitalizing on the publicity and attention gained from the inclusion on the Watch List.[2]

2018 Watch List

The 2018 World Monuments Watch List of Endangered Sites was announced on October 16, 2017 by WMF President Joshua David.[1] The 2018 Watch List highlights the threats to cultural heritage sites posed by human conflict, natural disaster, climate change, and urbanization.[1]

Site[A] Image Location[B]
Disaster Sites of the Caribbean, the Gulf, and Mexico
Government House St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Sirius Building Millers Point, Sydney, Australia
Ramal Talca-Constitución Talca Province, Chile
Grand Theater, Prince Kung's Mansion Beijing, China
Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue Alexandria, Egypt
Takiyyat Ibrahim al-Gulshani Cairo, Egypt
Potager du Roi Versailles, France
Post-Independence Architecture of Delhi Delhi, India
Al-Hadba' Minaret Mosul, Iraq
Lifta Jerusalem, Israel
Amatrice Amatrice, Italy
Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Jewish Quarter of Essaouira Essaouira, Morocco
Sukur Cultural Landscape Madagali Local Government Area, Nigeria
Historic Karachi Karachi, Pakistan
Cerro de Oro Cañete Valley, Peru
Tebaida Leonesa El Bierzo, León, Spain
Souk of Aleppo Aleppo, Syria
Chao Phraya River Bangkok, Thailand
Blackpool Piers Blackpool, United Kingdom
Buffalo Central Terminal Buffalo, New York, United States
Alabama Civil Rights Sites Alabama, United States
Old City of Ta’izz Ta'izz, Yemen
Matobo Hills Cultural Landscape Matobo, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe

Notes

^ A. Names and spellings used for the sites were based on the official 2018 Watch List as published.
^ B. The references to the sites' locations and periods of construction were based on the official 2018 Watch List as published.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hillary Prim (October 16, 2017). "World Monuments Fund Announces 2018 World Monuments Watch". World Monuments Fund. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  2. ↑ Holly Evarts (October 6, 2009). "WORLD MONUMENTS FUND ANNOUNCES 2006 WORLD MONUMENTS WATCH LIST OF 100 MOST ENDANGERED SITES" (PDF). World Monuments Fund. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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