Wikimedia chapters/Reports/Wikimedia Nederland/20203

Communication and publicity

Newsletter

We sent out our newsletter of March and and a special edition on 8 March related to reaching 2 million articles on the Dutch-language Wikipedia.

Media

• De Volkskrant In de oorlog om de feiten durven vrouwen nog te weinig | In the war for the facts women still dare too little
• Blik op nieuws Wikipedia: 2 miljoen artikelen | Wikipedia: 2 million articles
• Computer Idee Nederlandse Wikipedia bereikt kaap van 2 miljoen artikelen | Dutch Wikipedia reaches 2 million articles
• Tweakers Nederlandstalige Wikipedia behaalt mijlpaal van 2 miljoen artikelen | Dutch-language Wikipedia achieves milestone of 2 million articles
• Dutch Cowboys Nederlandse Wikipedia heeft inmiddels 2 miljoen artikelen | Dutch Wikipedia now has 2 million articles

GLAMs

Two media donations by Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen

In March 2020, the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen (the parent organization of the Tropenmuseum) has contributed two new collections to Wikimedia Commons.

Collection Josephine Powell

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2020, the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen has uploaded over 800 images to Wikimedia Commons, consisting of photographs of objects from the collection of photographer Josephine Powell.

Josephine Powell spent a lot of time in the muslim world. Thousands of everyday objects from that region, collected by Powell, have now become part of the collections of the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen.

• View, and help categorize, the collection on Wikimedia Commons.
• Read a blog post about this media donation (in Dutch)

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  Embroidered women's shirt, Pakistan, before 1965
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  Wooden mirror, Pakistan, before 1965
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  Metal plate, Punjabi, before 1965
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  Spinning wheel, Punjabi, before 1965
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  Glazed tile, Morocco, 1968
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  Mosaic tile, Morocco, before 1968
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  Silver headdress for women, Turkey, before 1977
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  Amulet against the 'evil eye', Turkey, before 1977
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  Embroidered cotton tablecloth, Turkey, before 1977

Photographs related to the Netherlands and the world

A second media donation in March 2020 consist of more than 500 digitized photographs, taken between the late 19th and 20th Century. The photographs fit into Wikimedia Nederland's thematic project Nederland en de wereld (The Netherlands and the world); they depict people, culture and buildings in regions with which the Netherlands has historical connections. This specific set of photos includes historical images of Bengal, Southern Africa, Siberia and Ghana.

View, and help categorize, these images on Wikimedia Commons.

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  Bengali dancer, photo G.R. Lambert & Co., 1870-1923
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  Portrait of the young man Insizwa, Trappist Mission Mariannhill, Kwazulu, 1894-1897
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  Buildings in Chabarovsk, Siberia, photo F.A. baron von Lühdorf, 1855-1883
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  Group of men, region of Kara river, Siberia, photo F.A. baron von Lühdorf, 1855-1883
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  Sorting tobacco leaves, Rustenburg, South Africa. Unknown photographer, 1910-1940
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  Bengali girls with children in Ramna Park, Dhaka. Photo Henk van Rinsum, 1973-1985
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  Buddhist temple, Chittagong. Photo Henk van Rinsum, 1973-1985
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  Railroad near Darjeeling, unknown photographer, 1890-1905
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  Jacob Abraham de Veer, salesman in Elmina, Ghana. Unknown photographer, 1870-1890

Student research on GLAM-Wiki at Erasmus University Rotterdam

A group of students at Erasmus University Rotterdam, led by scholar Trilce Navarrete, has researched the value propositions for cultural institutions (especially museums) of working with Wikimedia platforms. Wikimedia Nederland has provided mentorship in this course.

Content

Gendergap event in the context of International Women's Day

As part of International Women's Day, Wikimedia Nederland organised a special Gendergap WikiZaterdag. During this WikiZaterdag, 50 Wikimedians met each other at the office of Wikimedia Nederland in Utrecht, followed introductory workshops and gave presentations on reducing the gender gap. For most participants, this was their first introduction to Wikimedia projects. Take a look at the pictures on Wikimedia Commons.

During this WikiZaterdag a reporter from de Volkskrant was present. She wrote about this event in her column and the following Monday Wikipedian Ciell was interviewed by the NPO1 radio programme Stax&Toine. All in all we look back on a beautiful WikiZaterdag