Hi all,
Every year on the first of January it is
Public Domain Day
on what thousands of works of authors that died 70 years ago enter the
public domain. This results in the restoration of many works on
Wikimedia Commons, but this slowly moves larger.
Besides
the works that are restored on Wikimedia Commons, we actively ask
cultural institutions to look for works of artworks that died 70 years
ago (in most countries) and to upload images of those works (on/after 1
January) on Wikimedia Commons.
This year it concerns the works of authors who died in 1946.
(Of course it is also welcome to have them upload works from authors who died in earlier years, but that is not the focus.)
As
this is an event and/or new activity, this also can be interesting for
GLAMs as they get more attention for those works on Wikipedia, but also
in the press!
It would be great if we as
Wikimedia movement could ask museums if they have works of authors who
died 70 years ago, s they can release them in the public domain.
An incomplete list of authors that died in 1946 can be found at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_in_public_domainIf you are taking this up in your country/area, please let me know so I can collect all results.