Commons:Wikimédia France
Wikimédia France is a Wikimedia chapter.
Among other activities − detailed on Meta − Wikimédia France supports the Wikimedia Commons project and community in several ways. The entire support results are available on Category:Supported by Wikimedia France.
Facilitating access
editMedia accreditations
editThe chapter helps in getting accredited for various events:
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Final of the Challenge Réseau Ferré de France–Trophée Monal 2012 (épée world cup tournament in Paris)
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Reina Tanaka of Morning Musume during autograph session at Japan Expo
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Citroën C4 WRC 2010, Mondial de l'automobile
Privileged access
editThe chapter negotiates privileged access for photographers to special places and collections, especially related to cultural institutions:
- Muséum de Toulouse with the Projet Phoebus
- Château de Versailles
- Various venues like the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève or the École Nationale des Chartes
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Dynamine postverta postverta (Cramer, 1780)
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Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) in the Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France.
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Reading room of Sainte-Geneviève Library in Paris.
Lending equipment
editThe chapter has purchased photographic equipment which can be freely borrowed by contributors: DLSR cameras, lenses, photo studios.
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Tomb of Pierre Gareau at the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris (France).
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Planetary gearing of a pencil sharpener
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Procession des saints de Bretagne, fresco in the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Rennes (France)
Encouraging participation
editThe chapter encourages participation to the Wikimedia projects, through the organisation of photographic rallies or contests like Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves Earth or été des régions:
- Nanterre photo rush
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2011
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2012
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2013
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2014
- Wiki Loves Earth 2015
- Été des villes 2015
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2015
- Wiki Loves Earth 2016
- été des régions 2016
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2016
- Wiki Loves Earth 2017
- été des régions 2017
- Wiki Loves Monuments 2017
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Central part of the ceiling of the Galerie des Batailles at the Palace of Versailles.
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Great gallery of Château de Maintenon - Eure-et-Loir, France
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The Genoese tower in Porto at sunset - Corsica, France.
Opening and sharing public domain material
editThe chapter strives to create partnerships with cultural institutions, aiming among other thing to help them opening and sharing their public domain collections.
- École nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse
- Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Archives municipales de Toulouse
- Archives nationales
- Musée des Augustins
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Scan of Histoire générale du mouvement janséniste (1924) by Augustin Gazier
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Self-portrait by Eugène Trutat (1860)
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Lithography of St. Bertrand de Comminges, near Luchon (19th century)
Buying documentation
editThe chapter can help contributors to buy reference books to help describe pictures:
- Files documented with Saint-Sernin de Toulouse - De Saturnin au chef-d'œuvre de l'art roman
- Exhibition documented with the catalogue
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Tympanum of Miègeville's gate in Basilica St. Sernin in Toulouse
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Portrait of Nicolas 1er (détail)
Training people
editThe chapter organizes training sessions to help contributors develop their skills.
- 14 June 2015: Atelier de traitement de l'image (DxO, LightRoom, etc.)
- 27 & 28 juin 2015: Weekend de formation photo, Hérault (34)
A few figures
editWikimédia France has already supported the creation of 207,045 media. Among those:
182 are featured pictures
4,264 are valued images
3,030 are quality images