The National Museum in Krak\u00f3w comprises twelve branches, located in the historic centre of Krak\u00f3w and in Zakopane. The collections, which are looked after by its staff, number nearly a million exhibits. The most important and recognisable examples of Polish art: painting, sculpture, decorative arts and historical artefacts. Particular attention is drawn to the collections of European and Far Eastern art and crafts, gathered by collectors and subsequently incorporated into the MNK\u2019s holdings, such as Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s famous Lady with an Ermine<\/em> or complete series of Japanese prints, prized by experts from around the world for the outstanding quality of the prints, including very early prints dating from the time of artists such as Katsushika Hokusai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Every year we present selections from our collection in themed exhibitions, and thanks to the work of our research departments, the collections have been documented in numerous catalogues and studies. Storage, conservation and exhibition are just some of the ways in which we aim to \u2018pass on\u2019 information about the richness and diversity of these collections. Most of the MNK\u2019s collection consists of artefacts that have long been in the public domain. As their custodians, we care for them and remember that, in accordance with current legislation, it is our duty to make them as widely accessible as possible. This is why our collaboration with the Wikimedia Polska Association<\/u><\/a>, which promotes and supports Wikipedia and its sister projects: Wikimedia Commons, GLAM-Wiki. Since the start of 2022, we have been working alongside Wikipedians on a series of new initiatives: we are expanding the image database in the Wikimedia Commons repository, we invite you to collaboratively edit articles dedicated to our collections, and we are exploring how to utilise the tools available on Wiki platforms so that visiting our exhibitions becomes an opportunity to further expand both our and your knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On our website and social media, we announce upcoming events and initiatives related to the expansion of Wikipedia and our collaboration with Wikimedia Polska. If you are studying in Krak\u00f3w, you can apply to take part in Wikipedia projects as part of a student placement in fields related to tourism, culture, the arts or marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This was the guiding principle as we worked on the social responsibility mission statement Museum-People-Future<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cultural heritage belongs to everyone. As museum professionals, we know full well what can be done with historic canvases, how to talk about them and why they are important. But do we know everything? Perhaps there is another way to use the common good to create something entirely new? Thanks to the accessibility of our digital resources, we are creating the opportunity to make practical use of cultural resources in any way we choose. \u2013 The common good is characterised by the fact that it does not diminish with consumption, and the public domain is a raw material from which new knowledge and new works are created. \u2013 write our colleagues in the Digital Centre\u2019s publication: Domena publiczna w instytucjach dziedzictwa. Instrukcja<\/a><\/em> [The Public Domain in Heritage Institutions. A Guide<\/em> – PL] which we warmly invite you to read. It is this publication that we have used to present a few basic concepts regarding the public domain. Read it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 open licences in which the creator grants broad (not directed at a specific entity or group of entities) permission to use their work and chooses the manner of its use. Creative Commons is an international project offering free legal solutions and supporting online tools that enable creators and institutions to manage the copyright of their works more conveniently. Creative Commons has been adopted as the primary legal framework by the Wikipedia project and numerous government bodies worldwide (including the Danish government\u2019s public information service, ministries and government agencies, the Italian equivalent of the Central Statistical Office, the White House, and UNESCO\u2019s educational programmes). The licences are adapted to the regulations of individual countries and updated by lawyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (crowd<\/em> \u2013 from English \u2018crowd\u2019; sourcing<\/em> \u2013 from English \u2018sourcing\u2019) \u2013 a practice involving collaboration with a group or community that performs tasks and duties traditionally assigned to employees of an institution\/organisation\/company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the case of GLAM sector institutions, the advantage of crowdsourcing is not only that this practice involves a given group or community in the institution\u2019s work, but above all the fact that it offers the opportunity to turn to members of that group as experts on their own heritage and past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Galleries, libraries, archives, museums<\/em>) \u2013 an acronym used to describe the sector of publicly funded institutions whose aims are to collect, preserve and make accessible cultural heritage in the broadest sense. The acronym GLAM was popularised by the Wikimedia Foundation\u2019s GLAM-WIKI initiative. This project was an attempt to encourage GLAM-type institutions to collaborate on creating and supplementing the content of Wikipedia. GLAM-WIKI provides support to cultural institutions wishing to collaborate with the Foundation on making open cultural resources available and creating them. Wikipedians believe that the creators of the online encyclopaedia and galleries, libraries, archives and museums should work more closely together, as they share common goals: the public presentation and widespread dissemination of knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 the development of new technologies has radically transformed the way cultural institutions operate. Technology has a significant impact not only on an institution\u2019s internal operations and management, the fulfilment of its mission, and the building of relationships with its audience, but also on the care and dissemination of its collection. A strategic approach to all digital activities is therefore essential. The process of planning the institution\u2019s development and its resource management policy \u2013 both online and offline \u2013 should comprise three steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2013 legal accessibility is of little use without technological accessibility. It is worth ensuring this and equipping databases with data exchange protocols to enable the further and full reuse of this data.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWikiProject: MNK [PL]<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Read about the collaboration between the National Museum in Krak\u00f3w and Wikimedia Polska<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Join us in helping to grow Wikipedia<\/h2>\n\n\n\nWe want to be present, we want to be useful<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
CREATIVE COMMONS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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OPENNESS POLICIES AND STRATEGIES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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TECHNOLOGICAL ACCESSIBILITY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n