GLAM/Newsletter/January 2024/Contents/Czech Republic report

This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue I, January 2024

Czech Republic report

January '24: Institute of Physics photos and Free culture discussion

Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences

In cooperation with the Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and thanks to the activity of wikipedian Sandwort, we uploaded the first 78 photos of scientific instruments and laboratories, educational events and interesting physical phenomena. You can see the photos here. The files are gradually being added to the corresponding Wikipedia articles. We plan to post more photos and images, e.g. of microscopes. Editing events are planned for staff, students and friends of the FZU to enhance articles in different areas of physics. You can participate in the project by placing images in articles in your language version of Wikipedia!

Evening of Free Culture: How we share, a panel discussion with Czech wiki-residents took place

Regular event starting a new year of Wikimedia CR took place again on Friday, January 19th. This time a tradition of Evenings of free culture was established, and brought several programme slots, including discussion on wiki-resident experiences, traditional Czech Wiki Photo 2023 exhibition opening and a slam poetry gig.

Wiki-residents from National Library in Prague, State Regional Archives in Prague or Museum of Eastern Bohemia were invited to the discussion panel called How We Share or Free Culture in the Practice of Public, Cultural and Memory Institutions to present their unique experience with coordinating events, uploading pictures, updating articles and wikidata database items operations. You can browse photogallery of the event here.