2008 Annual Report - World Monuments Fund

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22 forBiddEn City, BEijing, China Juanqinzhai In 2008, the World Monuments Fund put the finishing touches on the spectacularly successful restoration of Juanqinzhai, or the “Studio of Exhaustion from Diligent Service,” in Beijing’s Forbidden City. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and press conference generated extensive media coverage and marked the completion of the first phase of a 12-year, multimillion-dollar partnership with Beijing’s Palace Museum. This project is WMF’s most comprehensive and the Palace Museum’s most significant collaboration with a foreign organization. The restoration of Juanqinzhai is just the beginning of a complex and rewarding venture. Eventually WMF will restore all 27 structures in the garden complex, which was built in the 18th century for the Qianlong Emperor. Imperial edict left the complex largely undisturbed for over 230 years, but neglect took a toll. WMF brought the studio up to modern standards while maintaining the integrity of its artistry. Craftspeople versed in traditional materials and techniques were found in China’s southern provinces, where many of the garden’s most distinguished buildings, courtyards, and rockeries were originally designed. WMF is bringing together resources and expertise from around the world in the fields of architecture, conservation, and museum methodologies to restore and interpret for the public the history of this significant but lesser-known section of China’s preeminent cultural icon. The next phase of the Qianlong Garden project will apply the experience developed while working on the Studio to the remainder of the complex. An on-site education center and a major traveling exhibition are also being planned. Each successive phase will provide knowledge and resources to be built on into the future.
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Page 41 and 42: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw The Joh
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