Wiki Loves Monuments/2014

Logo Wiki Loves Monuments

Wiki Loves Monuments is a photography contest organised in Belgium & Luxembourg and is part of the international contest of Wiki Loves Monuments in multiple countries. In 2014 the contest is organised for the 4th time in Belgium & Luxembourg.

Purpose

The purpose of the contest is to ask the public to take photos of cultural heritage and upload it on Wikimedia Commons. In this way we make our heritage visible to the public, enrich Wikipedia with photos to illustrate the articles, and to supply a way for the public to help improve Wikipedia.

History and background

In 2010 Wiki Loves Monuments was organised for the first time in the Netherlands. In 2011 the contest was organised in multiple European countries, including Belgium and Luxembourg. Also in 2012, and 2013 the contest was organised in Belgium & Luxembourg.

Contacts

Romaine
Geertivp
Zinneke (for Luxembourg)

Jury

Jean-Luc Elias, photographer at the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage
Olivier Goletti, Creative Commons Belgium
Michiel Hendryckx, professional photographer
Pieter-Jan Pauwels, Community Coördinator at Open Knowledge Belgium

Partners / sponsors

Budget

Grant request: approved & completed (provided by Wikimedia Foundation)
- Report

Timeline

July 2014 - start organisation
17 September 2014 - Grant request submitted
24 September 2014 - Grant request approved
1-30 September 2014 - Contest period Wiki Loves Monuments
28 September 2014 - Photo tour Wiki Takes... Leuven
October-November 2014 - Jury judges photos
26 November 2014 - Prize giving ceremony at KIK-IRPA (photos)

Output

Winning photos

Statistics

Photos uploaded
- 2332 photos of Belgium
- 242 photos of Luxembourg
- 2574 photos in total
Participants
- 147 participants with photos from Belgium
- 12 participants with photos from Luxembourg
- 155 participants with photos