Wikimedia chapters/Reports/Wikimedia Nederland/20178

report for July-August 2017

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GLAM

Upload Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie

The Netherlands Institute of Military History has donated 1142 aerial images to Wikimedia Commons. The images were made in the period 1920-1940 by the Technische Dienst Luchtvaartafdeeling. The photos detail large areas of the Netherlands and are especially relevant in their historical context - many places have since changed significantly. The images can be accessed here.

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  The old city center of Rotterdam. City hall can be seen on the right side.
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  Leiden's city hall after the fire of 1929.
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  Urk when it was still an island.
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  The Paleis voor Volksvlijt in Amsterdam before...
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  ...and after it burned down in 1929.

Erfgoedhuis Zuid-Holland

Erfgoedhuis Zuid-Holland is interested in exploring possibilities to use Wikimedia in a project focussing on heritage in the so-colled "water-triangle" of Dordrecht, the Bieschbos and Kinderdijjk. Wikimedia Nederland participated in a first meeting with EZ-H and the public library organisation for the area (wider Dordrecht area). This meeting was a direct result from the project with Erfgoed Gelderland. While that project served as an inspiration, it is clear that any project by EZ-H will have a different focus, and operational details will vary as well.

Netherlands and the World

Evaluation Netherlands and the World Exchange Platform

In July and August, a small evaluation was carried out of the Netherlands and the World Exhchange Platform. Mails were sent out to relevant mailing lists (e.g. GLAM, Commons, Cultural Partners, WM-l), and users who had expressed an interest in the project were approached on their talk pages. Also, a number of Wikimedians with relevant knowledge were approached directly by email. Results are expected in late August/early September.