2018 World Monuments Watch


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

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, concerned individuals, and others working in the field. 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. 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.

2018 Watch List

The 2018 World Monuments Watch List of Endangered Sites was announced on October 16, 2017, by WMF President Joshua David. The 2018 Watch List highlights the threats to cultural heritage sites posed by human conflict, natural disaster, climate change, and urbanization.
SiteImageLocation
Disaster Sites of the Caribbean, the Gulf, and Mexico
Government HouseAntiguaSt. John's, Antigua and Barbuda
Sirius BuildingAustraliaMillers Point, Sydney, Australia
Ramal Talca-ConstituciónChileTalca Province, Chile
Grand Theater, Prince Kung's MansionChinaBeijing, China
Eliyahu Hanavi SynagogueEgyptAlexandria, Egypt
Takiyyat Ibrahim al-GulshaniEgyptCairo, Egypt
Potager du RoiFranceVersailles, France
Post-Independence Architecture of DelhiIndiaDelhi, India
Al-Hadba' MinaretIraqMosul, Iraq
LiftaIsraelJerusalem, Israel
AmatriceItalyAmatrice, Italy
Kagawa Prefectural GymnasiumJapanTakamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
Jewish Quarter of EssaouiraMoroccoEssaouira, Morocco
Sukur Cultural LandscapeNigeriaMadagali Local Government Area, Nigeria
Historic KarachiPakistanKarachi, Pakistan
Cerro de OroPeruCañete Valley, Peru
Tebaida LeonesaSpainEl Bierzo, León, Spain
Souk of AleppoSyriaAleppo, Syria
Chao Phraya RiverThailandBangkok, Thailand
Blackpool PiersUnited KingdomBlackpool, United Kingdom
Buffalo Central TerminalUnited StatesBuffalo, New York, United States
Alabama Civil Rights SitesUnited StatesAlabama, United States
Old City of Ta’izzYemenTa'izz, Yemen
Matobo Hills Cultural LandscapeZimbabweMatobo, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe