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Preah Khan Conservation Project Report V Field Campaign II

Reports on the second field campaign of World Monuments Fund at the temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia, which took place in 1993-1994. Report V contains a narrative of the activities of this five-month campaign, followed by a detailed description of accomplishments in research and...Read more

Proposal for the Conservation of the Hall of Dancers at Preah Khan

Outlines the scope of a work for a project to conserve a key structure of the temple complex of Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia, known as the Hall of Dancers. The Hall of Dancers is located on the principal East-West axis of the temple complex and many of its architectural elements are thought to be...Read more

Conference Report on the Restoration, Conservation & Adaptation of Eszterhaza as a Music Academy & Training Institution

World Monuments Fund, in association with the Hungarian National Board for the Protection of Historic Monuments and the European Mozart Foundation, convened a four-day charrette during the winter of 1993 to evaluate the feasibility of installing a school of music, the European Mozart Academy, along...Read more

Employment Strategies For the Restoration Arts: Craft Training in the Service of Historic Preservation

In 1993, World Monuments Fund sponsored a symposium examining ways in which to train and employ young Americans in jobs related to the restoration arts, with the intention to create a program capable of making a national impact. Inspired by the Escuelas Taller program, which was then training...Read more