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Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen contributes to Wikimedia Commons again; Student research on GLAM-Wiki at Erasmus University Rotterdam
ByTwo 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)
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.
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.