[Foundation-l] Partnership Wikimedia France / Palace of Versailles

[Adrienne Alix]

Hello,

I am very pleased to announce today that Wikimedia France has just concluded
a very nice partnership. A partnership with the Palace of
Versailles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles>,
which was negotiated very discreetly (at the request of Versailles) and just
publicly announced this morning.

http://www.wikimedia.fr/partenariat-avec-le-ch%C3%A2teau-de-versailles

This partnership is a consequence of the first Glam -partnerships signed by
Wikimedia France in 2010 and glam-wiki Paris in December 2010.

The partnership prompt Wikimedia France and Versailles to work together to
perform "production and dissemination of cultural and scientific data on the
Wikimedia projects". That means working together to release the content from
the cultural riches of Versailles in the projects. This can be taking
pictures, digitization, video, other things, everything is open.

Under this partnership, Versailles therefore allowed a "Wikimedian in
residence". Its mission is:

    * Teaching the teams of the Castle and the Centre for Research,
including scientists, about how Wikimedia projects work and how valuable
they are ;
    * Increasing the awareness of the Castle audience about Wikimedia
projects, their functioning and value ;

    * Identifying existing articles on the Palace of Versailles, its art and
its heritage, people and events etc.
    * Improve and facilitate a community of editors to improve these
articles ;

    * Working with the education department on similar topics.

Benoit - [[user:Trizek]] - , the "wikimedian in residence", will have a
great leeway to set up projects with the contributors of the projects, with
the public, to publicize the Wikimedia projects, raise awareness even within
Versailles, and enriching the projects. Benoît will work on engaging
Wikimedians from all projects and from all countries in this effort to bring
together Wikimedia and Versailles resources.

This is a great opportunity for Wikimedia France to advance our projects,
and to make both the cultural and general public more aware of our work. The
prestige of Versailles is incomparable and their willingness to open is very
valuable.


Adrienne

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Adrienne Alix
Présidente | Wikimedia France
adrienne.alix at wikimedia.fr | + 33 (0)6 33 40 70 80
http://www.wikimedia.fr