This document discusses bringing contemporary art information to Wikipedia through collaborations between art museums, libraries, and Wikimedia organizations. It describes edit-a-thon events hosted by the Kiasma art museum and Wikimedia Finland where volunteers work together over one day or more to add and improve Wikipedia articles related to contemporary art and the participating institutions. These events aim to increase awareness of contemporary art and open cultural collections by making information and resources more accessible on Wikipedia. The document encourages cultural institutions to engage with Wikipedia as part of their regular work through various activities like hosting edit-a-thons, donating images and works to Wikimedia Commons, directly editing Wikipedia articles, and participating in the Wikipedian in Residence program.

1. Bringing Contemporary Art to
Wikipedia
Sanna Hirvonen, Kiasma
@sannahirvonen
16 June 2017

2. GLAM logo: Husky and h3m3ls, Mischa de Muynck and Niels, derivative work: PKM CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

3. Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums

4. Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums
#openGLAM
#GLAMwiki

6. Wikipedia
Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata

7. Edit-a-thons
Photos: Finnish National Gallery / Petri Virtanen CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kiasma Wikimarathon
26 hour edit-a-thon
organised by Kiasma and
Wikimedia Finland,
February 2013

8. Different scales and concepts
Photos: Teemu Perhiö CC BY 2.0
Kiasma Wikitriathlon
One-day edit-a-thon organised by Kiasma
and Wikimedia Finland, March 2015

9. Do it together
Photos: Teemu Perhiö CC BY 2.0
100 Women to Wikipedia
International Women’s Day edit-a-thon organised by
Helsinki University Library, Kiasma and Wikimedia Finland
with 10 GLAM partners, March 2016

10. ARS17 edit-a-thon;
Kiasma and Wikimedia
Finland, April 2017
Photo:
Finnish National Gallery /
Pirje Mykkänen
Why Wikipedia matters

11. Bring your topics and resources
where people can find them

12. • Spread awareness
of your area of expertise
• Spread awareness of
your information
resources
Photo: Teemu Perhiö CC BY 2.0

13. • Engage audiences in a
meaningful way
• Learn about Wikipedia
and openness
• Enhance collaboration
between amateurs and
professionals Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Pirje Mykkänen

17. Wikimedia as part of daily work?
• Events
• Content donations
• Editing Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• Wikipedian in Residence