GLAM/Newsletter/December 2016/Contents/Germany report

This Month in GLAM – Volume VI, Issue XII, December 2016

Germany report

Exhibition photography; WikiLibrary Barcamp

Exhibition photography

In December I got permission to take photos in two art exhibitions in Cologne:

1. Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud: "Von Dürer bis van Gogh - Sammlung Bührle trifft Wallraf". Objects from Foundation E.G. Bührle, Zürich, are presented together with objects from Museum Wallraf as thematic couple/triple.

2. City museum of Cologne: "Drunter und Drüber - Der Heumarkt". An exhibiton about one of the biggest squares in Cologne, the "Heumarkt".

A very special surprise was to see that two of my own photos from Cologne, first published on Wikimedia Commons, are now part of this exhibition:

WikiLibrary Barcamp

On 3rd of December the first WikiLibrary Barcamp in Germany took place. About 60 librarians and Wikipedians gathered for a day at the Staatsbibliothek Dresden, better known as SLUB, in more than 2o sessions. The aim was to learn from each other how to benefit better in cooperation. The outcomes are considered to be fruitful, thanks to the intense support from our partners, the SLUB and the German librarian network. We are now planning a new barcamp on libraries and the net communities for 2017. Please let us know if you like to join us with ideas and folks.