World Monuments Fund Britain’s (WMFB) annual Paul Mellon Lecture

Can we protect heritage at all costs? Or do we need an honest conversation about celebrating the past, managing change or saying goodbye?
World Monuments Fund Britain’s (WMFB) annual Paul Mellon Lecture is a special debate on the different approaches to conserving our most treasured and vulnerable places and how creative and innovative methods can play a greater role in transforming how we adapt to the impact of climate change. John Darlington, Director of Projects at World Monuments Fund Britain, is joined by Lizzie Daly, wildlife biologist, broadcaster, and conservation filmmaker; Dr Alex Kent, Coastal Connection Lead at WMF and English Heritage; and Tanya Venture, archaeologist and PhD candidate at the University of Exeter and Historic England.
Coastal Connections is a joint initiative between WMF and English Heritage to build a global network of coastal heritage sites for sharing expertise and best practice to address the impacts of climate change. Hurst Castle is a 2022 World Monuments Watch site at the centre of the Coastal Connections project.
This event was made possible by the Paul Mellon Fund for Architectural Preservation in Great Britain.