Commons:Wikimedia CH

Wikimedia CH is a Wikimedia chapter.

Among other activities, Wikimedia CH supports the Wikimedia Commons project and community in several ways. The entire support results are available on Category:Supported by Wikimedia CH.

Facilitating access

Media accreditations

The chapter helps in getting accredited for various events:

• political rallies
• sports
• concerts, festival or fairs

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  Cristiano Ronaldo during a friendly match Portugal-Argentina in Geneva
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  Keziah Jones at the Eurockéennes de Belfort 2011
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  Pierre Péan at the Salon du Livre 2011 in Geneva

Privileged access

The chapter negotiates privileged access for photographers to special places and collections, especially related to cultural institutions:

• Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Genève
• Swiss Army headquarters
• Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon

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  Eugène Penard collection
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  Beyer cryptographic watch
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  Portrait of Pierre Révoil by Jean Michel Grobon

Lending equipment

The chapter has purchased photographic equipment which can be freely borrowed by contributors:

• a photo studio − see Category:Media supported by Wikimedia CH - Photo studio
• lights - see Category:Media supported by Wikimedia CH - Lights
• a media recorder − see Category:Media supported by Wikimedia CH - Media recorder

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  Konica Autoreflex T3
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  Norwegian Forest Cat
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  Triple Chimay

Encouraging participation

Every year, the chapter encourages participation to the Wikimedia projects, organizing contests like Wiki Loves Monuments.

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  Uster railway station
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  Water tower in Luzern
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  Hammetschwand elevator

Opening and sharing public domain material

The chapter strives to create partnerships with cultural institutions, aiming among other thing to help them opening and sharing their public domain collections:

• Neuchâtel Herbarium
• Zentralbibliothek Zürich
• Zentralbibliothek Solothurn

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  Cystopteris alpina
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  Merckliche Beschreibung sampt eygenlicher Abbildung eynes frembden unbekanten Volcks
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  Auf dem Marktplatz von Solothurn (Blick gegen S) sind neben einer mächtigen Kanone Artilleristen zu Fuss und zu Pferd zusehen

A few figures

Wikimedia CH has already supported the creation of 359,527 media. Among those:

• 34 are featured pictures
• 865 are quality images
• 6 are valued images