2022 World Monuments Watch

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.

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. 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.

2022 Watch List

The 2022 Watch List call for nomination was announced in spring 2021 with the deadline on May 1, 2021. More than 200 nominees were submitted. Twenty five sites were selected to be included in the list, announced on March 1, 2022.

Site Image Location
Abydos El Balyana, Egypt
Africatown Mobile, Alabama, United States
Alcântara and Rocha do Conde d'Óbidos Maritime Stations (Almada Negreiros Murals) Lisbon, Portugal
Asante Traditional Buildings near Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Benghazi Historic City Center Benghazi, Libya
Cultural Landscape of the Bunong People Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
Fabric Synagogue of Timișoara Timișoara, Romania
Fortified Manors of Yongtai Yongtai County, Fujian, China
Garcia Pasture Cameron County, Texas, United States
Heritage Buildings of Beirut Beirut, Lebanon
Hitis (Water Fountains) of the Kathmandu Valley Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Hurst Castle Milford on Sea, England, United Kingdom
Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home Kinchela, New South Wales, Australia
Koagannu Mosques and Cemetery Addu City, Maldives
La Maison du Peuple, Ouagadougou Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Lamanai Orange Walk District, Belize
Monte Alegre State Park Pará, Brazil
Mosque City of Bagerhat Bagerhat District, Bangladesh
Nuri Northern State, Sudan
Soqotra Archipelago Socotra Governorate, Yemen
Sumba Island East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Teotihuacan San Juan Teotihuacan, State of Mexico, Mexico
The Tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir Lahore, Pakistan
Tiretta Bazaar Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Yanacancha-Huaquis Cultural Landscape Miraflores District, Yauyos, Peru

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ "Nominate an At-Risk Site to the World Monuments Fund's 2022 Watch List". Hyperallergic. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2026-10-26.
  4. ↑ Hickman, Matt (2022-03-03). "The 2022 World Monuments Watch identifies 25 at-risk cultural sites in urgent need of preservation". The Architect’s Newspaper. Retrieved 2026-10-26.
  5. ↑ "2022 World Monuments Watch". 2022 World Monuments Watch. Retrieved 2026-10-26.