On August 14, at the Regional Institute for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Kotor, U.S. Ambassador to Montenegro Roderick W. Moore announced a $44,900 grant provided by the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation for the preservation of the remains of the Franciscan Monastery at Gurdic, Kotor. The Grant will fund archeological research of the Monasterys area, its cleaning and treatment, and the restoration of the remains of the Monasterys walls and 225 surrounding tombstones. The goal of the project is to preserve this valuable historical site so that it can be enjoyed by Montenegrin and foreign visitors to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Kotor. Ambassador Moore, Mayor of Kotor Marija Catovic, and Director of the Regional Institute for Cultural Heritage Preservation Ruzica Ivanovic gave remarks.
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