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Earthquake-Damaged Abbey Reopens
 An April 8 ceremony marked the reopening of the Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria following a successful two-year restoration campaign. The historic twelfth-century abbey was damaged in the April 2009 earthquake that struck the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the first major historic site damaged in that tremor to be restored and reopened to the public. The event was attended by a number of dignitaries, including Gianmarco Marsili (left, with sash), Mayor of Castiglione e Casauria, and Gianni Letta (center, holding scissors), Undersecretary to the Council of Ministers, here pictured with WMF Europe President Bertrand du Vignaud (right).
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Middle East Antiquities Database Launched
 This month, World Monuments Fund joined the Jordanian Department of Antiquities (DoA) and the Getty Conservation Institute in launching the Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities, Jordan (MEGA-J), an Arabic-English online geographic information system designed to standardize and centralize data on archaeological sites in the country. By putting all information into a single system, MEGA-J will allow the DoA to assess more effectively the impact of developments, such as construction projects, at or near archaeological sites. This new system, in development since 2007, now serves as the DoA's primary tool for monitoring, managing, and inventorying Jordan's vast number of archaeological sites. |
Work Progresses at Saint Trophime 
After two years of scientific study and documentation work, a stone-by-stone database of the remarkable Romanesque and early Gothic cloister of Saint Trophime in Arles, France, has been created, allowing
for the advancement of conservation work at the site. Now that the testing phase is completed and a conservation methodology has been approved, cleaning and protective treatment of this exceptional ensemble of medieval French sculpture is set to begin. |
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Save the Date for the Hadrian Award
 Each year, World Monuments Fund presents the Hadrian Award to international leaders whose patronage has advanced the understanding, appreciation, and preservation of world art and architecture. WMF is proud to present the 2011 Hadrian Award to Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder.
This year, we are also inaugurating the Watch Award to recognize an individual preservation activist who is advancing the work of World Monuments Fund. Marcela Pérez de Cuéllar, President of the WMF Peru Committee, will be the first recipient of this award. Both the Hadrian Award and the Watch Award will be presented during this year's Hadrian Award Gala on Thursday, October 27, at The Plaza in New York City.
For more information, please call (646) 424-9594.
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MIAMI MARINE COMPETITION
The winner of the competition to design a floating stage for Miami Marine Stadium will be announced at an awards ceremony on May 2. WMF's Frank Sanchis, Director of U.S. Programs, is the keynote speaker.
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EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS
WMF Britain Activities
The Emperor's Private Paradise at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York through
May 1
Modernism at Risk at the University of Michigan through April 20
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