[Wiki Loves Monuments] Connected Open Heritage project started

[Samat]

This sounds really good and interesting!

Samat


On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 4:52 PM, Axel Pettersson <
axel.pettersson at wikimedia.se> wrote:

> Hi all, (cross posting on purpose, no excuses)
>
> Great news for everyone interested in cultural heritage.
>
> Wikimedia Sverige, along with partners UNESCO, Wikimedia Italia and
> Cultural Heritage without Borders, has received a $300,000 grant from
> Kulturstiftelsen (the Swedish postcode lottery) to work on a project called Connected
> Open Heritage.[1]
>
> The project lasts until July 2017, and during that time we will work on:
>
>    -
>
>    Migrating the information in the WLM database to Wikidata
>    -
>
>    Updating and adding new data about monuments, including from ten
>    countries where cultural heritage is at risk
>    -
>
>    Uploading tens of thousands of images and media files from cultural
>    heritage institutions
>    -
>
>    Increasing awareness about what the Wikimedia movement is doing in the
>    cultural heritage field, both to the Wikimedia communities, general public
>    and also to experts in the field
>    -
>
>    Promoting open data and free licenses
>    -
>
>    Organizing a photo exhibition with images of cultural heritage in at
>    least three countries.
>
>
> All info on the project, including who to contact if you want to get
> involved, timeplan, activities and such are available on Meta. The talk
> page on Meta is open for comments and questions, and all input on this is
> welcome.
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Connected_Open_Heritage
>
> Best regards,
> /axel
>
> ====================================
> Axel Pettersson
> Projektledare GLAM/Outreach
> Wikimedia Sverige
> <http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org>
>
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