Two ravens’ ‘song and dance routine’ wins picture of the year
Wikimedia editors from around the world flew to Jubilee and Munin, two amusing ravens from the Tower of London, in the volunteer-run competition.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art makes 375,000 images of public domain art freely available under Creative Commons Zero
Today, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, known by many as the Met, announced that it is placing more than 375,000 images of public-domain works in the museum’s collection under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) dedication. The release, which covers images of the great majority of the museum’s holdings, is part of the Met’s Open Access initiative and will….
Winning photos in world’s largest photography contest reveal a world of monuments—and the volunteers who love them
The top fifteen photos of Wiki Loves Monuments 2016 reveal a world of monuments, lovingly depicted by volunteers.
News on Wikipedia: Fidel Castro, president of Cuba, dead at 90
Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons are here to help you learn more about the recently deceased Fidel Castro.
Switzerland’s ETH-Bibliothek is uploading 134,000 images to Wikimedia Commons
"We are trying to bring the material to where the users are": the uploads from Switzerland's largest public scientific and technical library include photos from noted aviator Walter Mittelholzer, who flew to places around the world in the 1920s and 1930s.
Meet Diego Delso, the amateur photographer who has taken the most featured pictures on Wikimedia Commons
Out of 15,084 images Delso has taken and uploaded, the Wikimedia community has rated 306 as 'featured' and 8,696 as 'quality.'
Misuse of Creative Commons-licensed photo leads to public apology
Niccolò Caranti hopes that this "will help clarify that 'free license' is not the same thing as 'public domain'; it does not mean 'you can do whatever you want without conditions.' "
In worldwide vote, Wikimedia users select extraordinary picture of the year
1,322 pictures. 56 finalists. One winner. The vote for Wikimedia Commons' picture of the year is over.
Freely licensed magic at Eurovision
Thanks to Albin Olsson, free photographic mastery was on display at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest.
Wikimedia Highlights, February 2016
Here are highlights from across the Wikimedia movement, as reported on this blog in February 2016: Recording romanticism and filling Wikimedia Commons with 19th century music; What’s TPP? The problematic partnership; #BlackLifeMatters edit-a-thon bolsters Wikipedia’s coverage of black history.