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Wikimedia Belgium NPO
the Belgian Wikimedia chapter
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News and Activities

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September 2023

• 1-30 September - Wiki Loves Monuments
• 1 July-30 September - Wiki Loves Heritage photo contest
• 1 July-30 September - Wiki Loves Living Heritage in Belgium
• 1 July-30 September - Wiki Loves Pajot Zenne
• 7 September - Industriemuseum - Gent (every first Thursday of the month)
• 9 September - FoMu - Fotomuseum - Antwerpen
• 19-20 September - BIBFRAME conference
• 21 September - Erfgoedlijnen - Roeselare
• 28 September - Vrouwen van papier (Guido Gezelle-archief) - Brugge

October 2023

• 19-20 October - Informatie aan Zee
• 28-29 October - WikidataCon
• 4,17 October - Jenevermuseum - Hasselt (other sessions in diverse provinces)

November 2023

• 18,29 November - Iedereen Leest - Antwerpen
• 20,27 November - Bibliotheek Beveren (Waas)
• 25 November - Jenevermuseum - Hasselt (other sessions in diverse provinces)

December 2023

• 7 December - Oost-Vlaamse stokerijen - Oudenaarde

Other activities

• Wiki Helpdesk, every Tuesday from 19:00 – 21:00
• Meetjeslandse Meesters
• Jenevermuseum Hasselt

• All activities
• Wikimedian in residence project
• Wikimedia Kennisplatform
• YouTube video channel

Highlights

Wikimedia strategy

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Instructional video

Instructional video how to amend Wikidata items

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Belgium

• Belgium has three regions: Brussels, Flanders, Wallonia.
• There are three communities: German, French, and Flemish Community.
• Belgium has three official languages: Dutch, French and German.
• Wikimedia Belgium is ideally placed to interact with its sister organizations in France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands...
• The capital of Belgium, Brussels, hosts European institutions like the European Parliament.
• That is why we use English a lot.

Belgian Wikimedia projects

• List of WMBE projects
• Writing weeks
• GLAM
• Education
• Wiki Loves Heritage
• Wiki Loves Art
• Wiki Loves Monuments
• Wiki Loves Public Space
• Schrijven voor Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• Wiki videos
• and many more...

Prize winners Wiki Loves Heritage 2023

Jury report

1. Pikkeling Festival dansers WLLH
(Herman.vandenbroeck)

2. Deusterkapel WLH (Paul Hermans)

3. Bibliothèque des sciences WLM (EmDee)

4. Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkapel WLH
(Leo Van Vreckem)

5. Close-up Atomium WLM
(Guy Fagot)

6. Venetiaanse parade in Kasteel van Gaasbeek WLPZ (Anja Meert)

7. Bunker WLPZ (Erik Bourgeois)

8. Reus Contios WLH
(Onurb Streappats)

9. Diefstal van de hosties WLLH
(Ommegang van de Heeg)

10. Bloementapijt Grote Markt WLM (Dossid)

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