Lecture: "Heritage Preservation as a Tool for Change"
Monday, January 26, 2026
5:15pm - 7:oopm
Thomson Hall (Room 202), Richardson Memorial Hall
Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70118
This lecture is open to the public.
Invited lecture "Heritage Preservation as a Tool for Change," will be presented by Jonathan Bell, PhD, Senior Vice President for Global Preservation Strategy and Founding Director, Suzanne Deal Booth Institute for Heritage Preservation. It is part of the Spring 2026 Lecture Series and Public Programs: "Common Good."
This lecture is supported by the Laura and Sonny Shields Preservation Lectureship
ABOUT THE LECTURER
Jonathan Bell, PhD
Senior Vice President for Global Preservation Strategy and Founding Director, Suzanne Deal Booth Institute for Heritage Preservation
Dr. Jonathan S. Bell is Vice President of Programs at World Monuments Fund, the leading independent organization dedicated to the preservation of the world’s most treasured places. He oversees the organization’s entire portfolio of cultural heritage projects around the globe and contributes broadly to the field of preservation through professional engagement. Over the course of his career, Dr. Bell has worked with the Getty Conservation Institute on World Heritage Sites in China and Egypt, evaluated cultural site management from Kazakhstan to Colombia, and overseen strategic
planning for largescale flood infrastructure with the County of Los Angeles. He serves on multiple international professional scientific committees and sits on editorial boards for two academicjournals. He holds a B.A. from Harvard University, a D.E.A from the Sorbonne in France, an M.Sc. in Historic Preservation from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from UCLA.
Questions? Please reach out to Ben Neal at bneal1@tulane.edu.
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