Thanks Farah - we're talking to RAMM about how to go about adding images to articles. We've not decided just yet, but one possibility is having a public editathon. I'll email this list if we go down that route.
On Wed, 18 Jan 2023 at 12:01, Farah Jack Mustaklem <fjmus...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the amazing work! > If I can be of any help on the ground in Exeter please let me know. > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2023, 16:48 Richard Nevell < > richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk> wrote: > >> Hello all, >> >> Last month the Royal Albert Memorial Museum <https://rammuseum.org.uk/> >> approached Wikimedia UK for help sharing images. As part of our Connected >> Heritage <https://wikimedia.org.uk/connected-heritage/> project we're >> helping cultural heritage professionals improve their digital skills and >> share content on Wikimedia sites and helping some of their staff learn how >> to use Pattypan fits pretty nicely with that. >> >> Yesterday, RAMM and WMUK worked together to share a few dozen public >> domain images from their collection: >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Royal_Albert_Memorial_Museum_and_Art_Gallery >> >> My personal favourite is the painting of the monumental East Gate >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_View_of_the_East_Gate.jpg> >> in the city wall. It might be controversial, but its eye catching colour >> just edges ahead of the line drawing of the castle for me. >> >> If anyone feels like adding them to articles, you're welcome to get stuck >> in and every edit will help. We've set up tracking on BaGLAMa and are >> hoping to use the tool to show to other museums in the region the benefits >> of sharing stuff on Commons. >> >> Kind regards, >> Richard Nevell >> -- >> >> Dr Richard Nevell (he/him) >> >> Programme Manager and Connected Heritage Project Lead >> >> >> >> <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> >> >> Wikimedia UK <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the >> global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. >> Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram >> <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. >> Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England and Wales No.1144513 and >> Scotland >> No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. >> Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5-11 Lavington Street, London >> SE1 0NZ >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gmail&source=g> >> . >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> wikimediau...@wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: https://wikimedia.org.uk -- Dr Richard Nevell (he/him) Programme Manager and Connected Heritage Project Lead <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> Wikimedia UK <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England and Wales No.1144513 and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Registered Office Ground Floor, Europoint, 5-11 Lavington Street, London SE1 0NZ <https://maps.google.com/?q=5+-+11+Lavington+Street,+London+SE1+0NZ&entry=gmail&source=g> .
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