Globi at the museum – a living example of Wikimedia CH work Globi is a cult figure in German-speaking Switzerland for children and anyone who has been a child in German-speaking Switzerland since 1944. Wikipedia lists 98 volumes of these illustrated stories in the article about Globi. The latest...
The Wikimedia Foundation and the United Nations’ Human Rights Office (OHCHR) are partnering to support the creation of human rights-related content on Wikimedia sites. This partnership came about because of the work of Wikimedia Argentina, an independent affiliate organization. Their...
New pilot project: Wikimedia CH offers a legal support service Beyond the psychological support hotline, we’re offering a support service for community members facing legal challenges related to their contributions to Wiki platforms. As pilot project, this service is aimed at French-speaking...
A warm welcome to Lia Beretta, Wikimedia CH’s new Community Manager for the Italian-speaking side of Switzerland. She join us on 17 October at a 40% rate. Born and raised in Ticino, Lia did part of her academic studies in Bern and another part in Lausanne, with a stop-over in Ireland on the way....
Kevin Golde: AI in Wikipedia – possible, but clear rules are needed At the Wikipedia Day held in Welle7, Bern, on April 27, 2024, Wikipedian Kevin Golde (username: Wikiolo) was among our speakers under the theme “Wikipedia and artificial intelligence (AI): the race for free knowledge“. He replied...
In 2021, our programmatic activities centered around three main focal points: Wikipedia’s 20th anniversary, 50 years of women’s suffrage in Switzerland and our new five-year strategy. Despite the continuing pandemic and the challenges it presented, 2021 was a successful year for Wikimedia CH in...
Wikimedia informs parliamentarians at the Federal Palace in Bern On 03 June 2024, Wikimedia CH and Wikimedia Europe met with members of Swiss parliament in the Federal Palace in Bern. It was an event organised by the Parliamentary Group on...
Case study on the introduction of the CC BY-SA licence at the DHS In the first half of 2024, Wikimedia CH conducted a study (in French) on the introduction of the Creative Commons CC BY-SA licence to the Historical Dictionary of...
On May 18th 2025, ICOM (International Council of Museums) will celebrate International Museum Day worldwide und the theme „The Future of Museums in Rapidly Changing Communities“. It is also in line with the upcoming ICOM General Conference in Dubai (11- 17 November 2025), where global museum...
Pearls from the Neuchâtel sound archives now on Wikimedia Commons The 27 October is the UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage. As a contribute to this World Day and Wikimedia CH’s Year of Sound our GLAM Expert Amandine Cabrio lead an uploading of sound documents of the collections of the City...
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