Commons:Wikimedia CH

Wikimedia CH is a Wikimedia chapter.

Among other activities, Wikimedia CH supports the Wikimedia Commons project and community in several ways. The entire support results are available on Category:Supported by Wikimedia CH.

Facilitating access

Media accreditations

The chapter helps in getting accredited for various events:

Cristiano Ronaldo during a friendly match Portugal-Argentina in Geneva
Keziah Jones at the Eurockéennes de Belfort 2011
Pierre Péan at the Salon du Livre 2011 in Geneva

Privileged access

The chapter negotiates privileged access for photographers to special places and collections, especially related to cultural institutions:

Eugène Penard collection
Beyer cryptographic watch
Portrait of Pierre Révoil by Jean Michel Grobon

Lending equipment

The chapter has purchased photographic equipment which can be freely borrowed by contributors:

a photo studio − see Category:Media supported by Wikimedia CH - Photo studio
lights - see Category:Media supported by Wikimedia CH - Lights
a media recorder − see Category:Media supported by Wikimedia CH - Media recorder

Konica Autoreflex T3
Norwegian Forest Cat
Triple Chimay

Encouraging participation

Every year, the chapter encourages participation to the Wikimedia projects, organizing contests like Wiki Loves Monuments.

Uster railway station
Water tower in Luzern
Hammetschwand elevator

Opening and sharing public domain material

The chapter strives to create partnerships with cultural institutions, aiming among other thing to help them opening and sharing their public domain collections:

Cystopteris alpina
Merckliche Beschreibung sampt eygenlicher Abbildung eynes frembden unbekanten Volcks
Auf dem Marktplatz von Solothurn (Blick gegen S) sind neben einer mächtigen Kanone Artilleristen zu Fuss und zu Pferd zusehen

A few figures

Wikimedia CH has already supported the creation of 357,314 media. Among those: