GLAM/Newsletter/August 2026/Contents/Macedonia report
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Connecting Culture and Free Knowledge - Wikimedia MKD’s GLAM Partnerships
During August and early September 2026, Wikimedia MKD continued to strengthen its cooperation with cultural institutions and organizations in Macedonia through its GLAM program. These partnerships play an important role in documenting cultural events, promoting free knowledge, and making cultural heritage more accessible through Wikimedia projects.
Two activities highlighted these efforts: the continued collaboration with the MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival as part of the international Wiki Loves Film initiative, and the recognition received from the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle for the successful cooperation established so far. Both activities reflect Wikimedia MKD’s commitment to building long-term partnerships with cultural institutions and expanding the availability of freely accessible cultural content.
Wiki Loves Film – Collaboration with MakeDox Film Festival
As part of the GLAM program of Wikimedia MKD and the international initiative Wiki Loves Film, Wikimedia MKD continued its collaboration with the MakeDox - Creative Documentary Film Festival in Skopje, Macedonia. The collaboration aims to document important cultural events in the field of film and make freely accessible visual content available through Wikimedia projects.
This year, the MakeDox Film Festival was held from 20 to 27 August 2026. MakeDox is one of the most recognized documentary film festivals in Macedonia, with international reach and an important role in promoting creative documentary filmmaking and bringing together filmmakers, artists, and audiences.
During this year's festival, Wikimedia MKD's GLAM Coordinator participated in the festival and documented its activities as part of the Wiki Loves Film initiative. Throughout the festival, photographs were taken of screenings, events, guests, participants, and the overall festival atmosphere.
As a result of this activity, approximately 430 photographs from the MakeDox Film Festival were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. The photographs are freely licensed and available for use on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, contributing to the visual documentation of the festival and contemporary cultural life in Macedonia.
The participation also provided an opportunity to continue strengthening the cooperation between Wikimedia MKD and the MakeDox Film Festival, while promoting the importance of free knowledge and freely accessible cultural content.
Through its participation in MakeDox 2026, Wikimedia MKD continued its efforts to document cultural and artistic events in Macedonia and make them more visible and accessible to a wider audience. Activities such as this contribute to enriching Wikimedia Commons with valuable visual material while strengthening long-term cooperation with cultural institutions and festivals.
You can see the photographs uploaded on Commons, but also some of the photos are bellow:
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Day 2 Kurshumli-An - Countri in Focus: Spain, Miguel Eek & Xavier Marrades -
After the 'Good People' movie premiere -
Tamara Kotevska -
Thus wrote Ilinka - Zlatko Geleski & Petar Volnarovski -
MakeDox 17 (2026) - Press Conference -
MakeDox 17 - Milcho Manchevski & Toni Dimkov
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Certificate of Appreciation for Wikimedia MKD from the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle
As part of the activities of Wikimedia MKD, cooperation with cultural institutions in Macedonia continued through partnerships aimed at supporting the sharing and promotion of free knowledge. One of the institutions with which Wikimedia MKD has established cooperation is the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle in Skopje.
In recognition of the cooperation and activities carried out so far,оn 3 September 2026, the Museum awarded Wikimedia MKD a certificate of appreciation. The certificate was received on behalf of Wikimedia MKD by Bosa Filipović, Education Program Manager at Wikimedia MKD.
The cooperation with the Museum is part of Wikimedia MKD’s broader efforts to establish connections with cultural and educational institutions and involve them in activities related to Wikimedia projects. Through such partnerships, institutions have the opportunity to become more familiar with the Wikimedia movement and the possibilities for making cultural, historical, and educational content freely accessible.
The certificate of appreciation represents recognition of the cooperation established between the two organizations and the activities implemented within this partnership. It also provides a basis for continuing and further developing the cooperation in the future.
Wikimedia MKD will continue working with museums and other cultural institutions in Macedonia in order to support the documentation, preservation, and sharing of knowledge and cultural heritage through Wikimedia projects.
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