World Monuments Fund Portugal

World Monuments Fund Portugal is an affiliate of the World Monuments Fund®, a New York-based international non-profit, whose objective is the restoration of monuments and historic buildings, and the conservation of the national heritage.

The first project of World Monuments Fund-Portugal was the cleaning and the conservation of the stone exterior of the Belem Tower. This pioneering and exemplary work involved Portuguese and foreign technicians. The project, which was begun in 1997 and successfully completed in 1998, received the Europa Nostra Prize in 1999.

In the same year the restoration of the organ of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Évora was completed, and the restoration of the Jeronimos Monastery Cloisters began. The later was completed in 2002.

Amongst the projects in progress is the conservation of the gardens of Palácio de Queluz, Funchal Cathedral and tha Houses of Vasco da Gama.