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This Month in GLAM – Volume XIII, Issue VIII, August 2023

Belgium report

Activities in Belgium September-December 2023

Photo contests

The summer of 2023 is going to be very busy in terms of photography. From July to September, no less than four photo contests run in Belgium under the motto 'Wiki Loves', on the subject of heritage and monuments.

Two contests are going international (Wiki Loves Living Heritage and Wiki Loves Monuments). There is one national photo competition (Wiki Loves Heritage), and a regional one (Wiki Loves Pajottenland Zennevallei) as an initiative of the Erfgoedcel Pajottenland Zennevallei.

Wiki Loves Monuments, September only
Wiki Loves Living Heritage, from July to September
Wiki Loves Heritage, from July to September
Wiki Loves Pajottenland Zennevallei, from July to September

Public related activities

Open Monumentendag, "Met hart en ziel", 10 September 2023

Wikipedia writing sessions in museums and archives

Wikimedia Belgium collaborates with several GLAM organisations. This is an excellent opportunity to encourage volunteers to help document collections and archives.

From September till December 2023 Wikimedia Belgium runs multiple writing sessions in collaboration with Flemish museums, archives, heritage organisations, and archives. You can find here a list, with detailed session descriptions, and possibility to register. You can participate physically on-site, but you can as well participate online. Read about the sessions, and how you can join.

Industriemuseum - Gent (7 Sep 2023; every first Thursday of the month)
FoMu - Fotomuseum - Antwerpen (9 Sep 2023)
Erfgoedlijnen - Roeselare (21 Sep 2023)
Vrouwen van papier, Guido Gezelle-archief - Brugge (28 Sep 2023)
Jenevermuseum - Hasselt (4 Oct 2023; a lot of other sessions in diverse provinces)
Iedereen Leest - Antwerpen (18, 29 Nov 2023)
Bibliotheek Beveren (Waas) (20, 27 Nov 2023)

Successful projects of the Friends of Wikimedia Belgium Fund

The Friends of Wikimedia Belgium Fund has the honour of successfully concluding its first two projects. For the two projects together, we disbursed €9,600, based on invoices and the activity report. These projects were supported by tax donations through the King Baudouin Foundation.

KOERS. Museum van de wielersport, about the history of cycling in Flanders
Amazone. Gender mainstreaming, about the inventory of Belgian women's associations

New projects are welcome via [email protected].

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