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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · 1d

🧩 Happy #TrainYourBrainDay!

Let's test if your brain is awake 👀

If 5 machines need 5 minutes to make 5 gadgets...
⏱️ How long will it take 100 machines to make 100 gadgets?

(No trick question. Or is there? 😏)

#BrainTeaser #MindWorkout

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · 4d

Wikimedia Belgium was on national radio for 8 minutes this morning - Listen again from 40:40
www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...

VRT MAX

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · 6d

💾 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱?

Come to the Industry Museum on 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟔 (𝟐–𝟓 𝐩.𝐦.) and share your story, photos, or documents.
☕ Coffee, cake, and nostalgia included.

Register before November 9 via the web form, email, or phone. ➡️ rb.gy/gkf4ye

#Computers #Ghent

Reposted by Wikimedia Belgium

Het is Belgisch @begov.skyfleet.blue · 21d

Erfgoedgemeenschap Izegem wil met open brief museumwerking Eperon d'Or behouden, ook Vlaamse sector roert zich

Erfgoedgemeenschap Izegem wil met open brief museumwerking Eperon d'Or behouden, ook Vlaamse sector roert zich | VRT NWS: nieuws

De erfgoedgemeenschap van Izegem heeft een open brief overhandigd aan het gemeentebestuur. De verschillende cultuurverenigingen en vrijwilligers vragen om de werking van het museum Eperon d'Or te behouden. Ook de Vlaamse en Belgische museum- en erfgoedsector heeft een open brief gepubliceerd om steun te betuigen.

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · 12d

📚✨ Join Wiki Loves Public Domain!

From 1 October to 31 December 2025, we will work together to make the public domain more visible.

🔎 Improving biographies, adding images, unlocking data – all to make culture freely accessible.

👉 More info: w.wiki/FEVa

#WikiLovesPublicDomain #PublicDomain

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · 20d

📸 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸!

🍻 #WikiLovesDenderlandSanté – breweries, distilleries & traditional pubs in the Dender region
➡️ w.wiki/ExP8

🏛️ #WikiLovesMonuments – international heritage
➡️ w.wiki/FSKB

🎨 #WikiLovesHeritage – Belgian heritage in the broadest sense
➡️ w.wiki/EWYQ

⏰𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟯𝟬/𝟬𝟵!

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · 27d

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 📸. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲

Entries close soon! Help make Belgian heritage visible.

Wiki Loves Denderland – 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝟎/𝟗 – focus on beer & breweries

Upload your photos and contribute to free knowledge.
➡️ w.wiki/EWYQ

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · 28d

📣 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲.

Lead a motivated team, build international partnerships and make knowledge freely available to everyone.

Apply 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫.
Want to know more? 👉 www.wikimedia.nl/directeur/

Reposted by Wikimedia Belgium

Europeana @europeana.bsky.social · Sep 11

The European #PublicDomain Day conference will take place on 15 January 2026 at the Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels. For the first time, the conference has opened a call for contributions for the event - submit yours by 30 September! bit.ly/4nlGHPE

A young woman in old-fashioned dress sits barefoot in a grassy field with wildflowers, trees in the distance.

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Sep 13

🕵️‍♀️ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲
On Open Monument Day, no hidden corner is too small.

📸 Capture history in pictures and share them on Wikimedia Commons – that way, that piece of heritage will also remain findable online.

👉 Where will you go treasure hunting on Sunday 14 September?

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Sep 9

🧩𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗸𝘂 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

We created a special WIKIPEDIA sudoku – a puzzle that stimulates your brain and your love of free knowledge.

‼️ We replaced the letter I twice with the numbers 1 and 7.

Try it ⬇️

#Sudoku #Wikipedia #SudokuDay

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Sep 8

📖 It's #WorldLiteracyDay!

All too often, language and knowledge barriers exclude people.

With Wikimedia, we are working together to build freely accessible knowledge so that everyone can read, learn and participate. 🌍✨

Want to help? You can!
➡️ w.wiki/EfxF

#LiteracyDay #FreeKnowledge

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Sep 3

📸 86,000 photos = 15 years of dedication = 🎉Media Contributor of the Year.

Find out how Vera de Kok is enriching Wikipedia - and why her photos can be found in 130+ languages.

👉 Full story: ap.lc/cbUgk
📨 Sign up! [email protected]
Or 👀out her full contribution: w.wiki/E$i4

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Aug 19

Happy #WorldPhotographyDay! 📸✨

Every photo on Wikimedia Commons can teach the world something – from a work of art to a tree in your street🌳🎨.

Are you someone who often takes photos? Then for sure you have a photo on your mobile phone that deserves a place online.

➡️ Join in today: w.wiki/azV

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Aug 15

𝗔𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗽 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 🌷.

Not in May like the rest of Belgium, but on 15 August – Mary's name day and, since 1913, Mother's Day.

Want to know more about the ancient tradition of celebrating Mother's Day? ➡️ w.wiki/DfBw

𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐮𝐦𝐬: 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨!❤️💐

#MothersDay

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Aug 12

💥 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆
Young people are making a difference around the world - from climate marches to local projects.
👏 respect and an invitation!

📚 Join us to write, photograph and build on Wikimedia.
Leave your voice and ideas in the history books of tomorrow. ➡️ w.wiki/EfxF

#YouthDay

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Aug 7

📸 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 #𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 #𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻... 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮!

🎯 Denderstreek: pubs & breweries 👉🏻 w.wiki/EWYQ
🌍 All of Belgium: castles, processions, museums... 👉🏻https://w.wiki/ExP8

📅 Deadline: September 30
💰 There are even prizes to be won!

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Aug 5

🐶✨ 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 #𝗜𝗔𝗗𝗪 - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗴 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 (𝟯-𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴)!

👁️ Guide dogs for the blind
🦻 Hearing dogs
❤️ Autism & Buddy dogs
🩺 Diabetes and epilepsy dogs

They make their owner's life safer and more valuable.
💬 Give them the recognition they deserve.

#AssistanceDogs #Inclusion

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Aug 1

📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!

New style, fresh look, packed with updates on heritage, knowledge sharing and Wikimedia.

📬 Read it here: be.wikimedia.org/wiki/Newslet...
📩 Or subscribe via the pop-up form at www.wikimedia.be

#Wikimedia #Newsletter

Newsletter - Wikimedia Belgium

be.wikimedia.org

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Jul 25

Wikimania is 20! 🎉

📍Aug 6-9 → Nairobi 🇰🇪 + online
📢 400+ speakers
🗣️ Translation in 5 languages
💻 Online participation = open!
→ Chat, choose tracks, save recordings, swap audio.

🎟️ Tickets : ap.lc/aptUe

#Wikimania2025 #Wikipedia #FreeKnowledge

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Jul 24

💙 It’s #InternationalSelfCareDay — drink some water, take a breath, and put yourself first for a moment.
You deserve it. 🌱

Need some self-care inspiration? 👉🏻https://w.wiki/7d$2

#SelfCare #MentalHealth

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Jul 21

🎉Belgium is celebrating today!

You can find our country's most beautiful heritage on Wikipedia & Commons.

📷 Which place in Belgium do you think deserves more attention?

#NationalHoliday #Belgium #Wikimedia

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · Jul 18

Have you ever seen a celebrity's Wikipedia photo that looked like it was taken with a potato? It is not laziness, it is licensing.

Now, through WikiPortraits, a global group of photographers is changing things, one portrait at a time. 🧵⬇️ (1/4)

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Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Jul 18

🎭 Ghent prepares from today for 10 days of partying. Street, square & stage buzz as of old - during Gentse Feesten, recognised as intangible heritage.

Get to know the rebellious history:
👉 w.wiki/EgHT

#GentseFeesten #heritage

Wikimedia Belgium @wikimedia.be · Jul 17

😀🌍 It's #WorldEmojiDay!

They sometimes say more than words, make your message just a little more light-hearted or just plain fun. But did you know they were invented in Japan back in the 1990s?
Dive into their colourful history 👉 w.wiki/6HG

Drop your favourite emoji below! 👇✨

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