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WIKIMEDIA COLLABORATIONS WITH ICOM

Wikimedia affiliates from Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland at the Wikimedia stand during the 20th ICOM-CC Triennial Conference

Pamphlet produced for ICOM delegates at the conference

For several years, Wikimedia affiliates have collaborated with ICOM, for example, by:

• Participating with a stand and sessions during the 20th ICOM-CC Triennial Conference;
  • Wikimedia Germany, Wikimedia Italy, Wikimedia Portugal, Wikimedia Spain, Wikimedia Sweden, Wikimedia Switzerland, Amical Wikimedia, and the Wikimedia Foundation.
• Organizing local International Museum Day campaigns to document museums;
• Illustrating and disseminating Red Lists to protect cultural heritage in Afghanistan and Southeast Europe;
• Discussing decolonisation and image description (video in Spanish); and
• Empowering Italian GLAMs to use Wikimedia projects to share content related to their digital collections.

In 2022, ICOM approved a new definition of museum. We hope that ICOM's new focus on inclusivity and community participation could inspire more museums to collaborate with the Wikimedia movement.

“A museum is a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage. Open to the public, accessible and inclusive, museums foster diversity and sustainability. They operate and communicate ethically, professionally and with the participation of communities, offering varied experiences for education, enjoyment, reflection and knowledge sharing.”

— ICOM, August 2022

To propose a collaboration with ICOM, Wikimedians can contact their national committee or regional alliance.

Date	1 TO 31 MAY 2024
General Contact	cultureandheritagewikimedia.org

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