Thats brilliant! And its so exciting to see such a wide reaching collaboration, with so much potential! Keep up the great work!
Cheers, Alex Stinson On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Richard Symonds < [email protected]> wrote: > Excellent news. Well done! > > Richard Symonds > Wikimedia UK > 0207 065 0992 > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control > over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > > On 21 January 2016 at 15:57, Estermann Beat <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Excellent! Congratulations! >> >> Beat >> >> >> >> *From:* GLAM [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Axel >> Pettersson >> *Sent:* Donnerstag, 21. Januar 2016 16:52 >> *To:* GLAM wikimedia >> *Subject:* [GLAM] Connected Open Heritage project started >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> +46 (0)733 96 55 65 >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> Twitter: @Haxpett <https://twitter.com/#%21/haxpett> >> >> >> >> Stöd fri kunskap, bli medlem i Wikimedia Sverige. >> >> Läs mer på *wikimedia.se/sv/blimedlem <http://wikimedia.se/sv/blimedlem>* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> GLAM mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam > >
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