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This Month in GLAM – Volume XIV, Issue XI, November 2024

Switzerland report

Swiss GLAM Programme

GLAM on Tour Château Chillon

The “GLAM on Tour” at Château Chillon was a collaboration between “Les Sans PagEs” and the Wikimedia-GLAM team, made possible by the generous hosting of Château Chillon. The focus on “witches” in the canton of Vaud attracted a large number of eager collaborators who contributed to the French and German wikis.

Natacha LSP opened the November weekend with a presentation on the persecution of witches in the canton of Vaud, also sharing her experience of facilitating the “Wikiwitch” project.

Scientist Mme Gwendolin Ortega delved deeper into the historical past with her presentation entitled “Répression de la sorcellerie en Pays de Vaud (XVe-XVIIe siècles)”. Contributions involved updating the history of witch trials in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, particularly in the canton of Vaud, where approximately 2’000 witches were killed. Research and access to documents on witch trials in Switzerland were available to share help for further contributions. Further informations can be find in the Report.

Uploads Appenzell

The Kantonsbibliothek Appenzell Ausserrhoden is part of the GLAM Wiki group and decided to follow the National Library and put their common lizensed material to Wiki Commons. Using Pattypan works well. There are different kinds of images: people, living heritage (Brauchtum), sailing, people, manuscripts, Switzerland etc. In order to safe it for the future and to share it with a broader audience they continue uploading their archive to Wiki Commons.

3D Project

The end of the year in GLAM we are focussing on 3D objects and their specific realities. While in real life one can walk around the object the digital image photo has only two dimensions. Still it works as a 3D work by our perception. How can physical and digital space combine the different realities? The image on the right shows human feet as carriers of the table. There is a lot to explore on the relationship between 3d objects and humanity. 3D is also used to rebuild destroyed cities as for Example Palmyra using a 3D-printer.

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