Introduction to World Monuments Fund

World Monuments Fund (WMF) was created in 1965 to restore and preserve sites of exceptional cultural heritage around the world. Since then it has worked on more than 700 sites in 111 countries. WMF has its headquarters in New York City with affiliates in six countries, including France (WMF France), where it has supported more than 30 projects at 21 sites since 1989. 

About Mathilde Augé

Mathilde Augé has been WMF’s representative in France since 2023. An art historian, Mathilde previously managed cultural programming at the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF) in New York, after working at various publishing houses in Paris. An alumna of the École Normale Supérieure, she holds a master’s degree in art history from the University of Paris 1 and a second master’s degree in management from HEC Paris with a specialization in media, art, and creation.

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