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Get involved in<\/strong> Wiki Loves Monuments<\/a><\/u>!<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Glasgow City Chambers stairwell, by Stinglehammer CC-BY-SA 4.0 and past Wiki Loves Monuments upload stats<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Wiki Loves Monuments<\/strong> is an international photo competition which takes part throughout the month of September every year<\/strong><\/span>, and is supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see historic locations near you that are missing an image using our handy interactive map <\/a>(red pins are locations without<\/strong> an open image).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim is to crowdsource as many high quality, openly licensed photos as possible of scheduled monuments and listed buildings throughout the world. Why? Because documenting our cultural heritage today is so important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the UK, there will be prizes<\/a><\/u> for the best photos of a site in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as well as prizes for the best UK photos overall. The latter will then be put forward for international prizes and there are some phenomenal pics from last year’s competition worldwide<\/a> like this one of St Andrew’s Church (1747 \u2014 1762) at dawn, Kyiv, Ukraine by Maksym Popelnyukh:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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St Andrew’s Church (1747 \u2014 1762) at dawn, Kyiv, Ukraine by Maksym Popelnyukh<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Why take part?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Portobello and Wikipedia – Great 8 min podcast featuring University of Edinburgh Digital Curator Gavin Willshaw and Dr Margaret Munro of the Portobello Heritage Society discussing the importance of surfacing local heritage online<\/a>.<\/header>\n\n\n\n

Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/strong> is a free repository of photographs, audio and video content that anyone can use, re-use or distribute. Images on Commons can also be used to illustrate Wikipedia articles – which can then be seen by a global audience.  But not all of our rich heritage is represented – there are a number of gaps when it comes to the coverage of Scotland – and this year, we\u2019d like to do what we can to change that. Especially when this is something fun and impactful we can all do.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is your organisation or group looking for activities?  Wiki Loves Monuments can be a great activity for local social or volunteer groups, not just those those concerned with photography or history.  Why not organise a heritage walk to take pictures of listed buildings in the local area, and visit the local museum or library at the same time?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Collage of Wiki Loves Monuments pics by Stinglehammer, CC-BY-SA 4.0, taken during Glasgow Doors Open Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

How do you take part?<\/strong><\/u><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Register for an account<\/a><\/u> <\/strong>on Wikimedia Commons. (Individuals only, no organisational accounts.) NB: If you already have a Wikipedia account, no need to register for a new account on Wikimedia Commons, you can use the same account for Wikimedia Commons. To enter the competition you must<\/strong> make sure that your account has a valid email address and that your email is activated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To check that, once you have logged in, look for \u201cMy preferences<\/a><\/em>\u201d tab at the top right of the page. Click on it, and then select \u201cenable email from other users<\/em>.\u201d  This will allow the competition organisers and other registered users on Wikipedia\/Wikimedia Commons to contact you but will not make your email address publicly available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a short 2 min video explainer by Classics student, Hannah Rothmann – you can use this new tool<\/a> to view places to photo near you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n