Wikidata:GLAM - Wikidata

This page contains of interest to galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) partners and their works in Wikidata. For more general information about working with Wikimedia content, please see GLAM on Meta Wiki.

Pages of interest to GLAM (Q1030034) and Wikimedians who work with them:

Tools and technology edit

Linked open data workflow - tools and technology useful for GLAM institutions looking to contribute content
Wikidata In one Page - a simple introduction to Wikidata concepts for reference

Reports edit

Data model for GLAM organizations

Culture-related WikiProjects edit

WikiProjects are groups of editors who collaborate around a specific theme. WikiProjects are usually the main place on Wikidata where data models of a specific domain are discussed and where you can get in touch with Wikidata editors active in that domain.

For a general overview of culture-related WikiProjects, browse Category:Cultural WikiProjects

The following list of projects is organized by topic and quite comprehensive. Click on [Expand] to view the entire list.

Cultural Heritage on Wikidata

Cultural Institutions and Events

Institutions, collections, infrastructures, and events	heritage institutions (museums, libraries, archives, monuments protection services and archaeological services) heritage collections cultural venues / theatres cultural events / festivals networks of cultural organizations

Manifestations of Cultural Heritage

Text-based resources	books (including manuscripts) newspapers and periodicals journal articles autographs

Archival resources	archival description (official documents, archival records)

Two-dimensional visual resources	visual arts (drawings, paintings, engravings, prints, photographs, posters, heraldic designs, maps, anime, manga)

Three-dimensional man-made movable objects	visual arts (three-dimensional works of art; sculptures, see also: public art) coins and medals objects of daily use (furnishings and equipment, craft artefacts, fashion, toys)

Natural resources	natural inert specimens natural living specimens

Geography-based resources	built heritage (historical buildings including larger ships; see also: lighthouses, fountains, historical markers (commememorative plaques)) landscapes archaeological sites

Time-based resources	film music (art songs) broadcasting

Digital interactive resources	video games software websites born-digital art (see: visual arts) digital 3D designs or reconstructions of objects or buildings databases and digital research files GIS files

Cultural performances	performing arts (theatre, danse, cabaret, music performances) performance art living traditions

Basic Ontologies and Vocabularies for the Description of Cultural Heritage

General documentation	overview of GLAM metadata standards in relation to Wikimedia projects

People	authority control ancient Greek people and mythological characters ancient Roman people and mythological characters names genealogy occupations and professions

Places	geographical WikiProjects (category to be expanded) historical places filming locations

Other	species (taxonomy) languages references (source metadata) datasets (data sources for data ingestion) fictional universes

Institution-specific GLAM pages edit

Various cultural institutions have information and maintenance pages related to their work on Wikidata. Feel free to create your own (sub)pages as well.

Wikidata properties related to GLAMs and cultural heritage edit

Browse Wikidata's list of properties, which has various categories related to art, culture and heritage.

Wikidata properties related to built heritage edit

(Mainly identifier properties)

Cultural heritage properties

General

International

National

Americas

Asia

Europe

Western Europe	Cultural heritage database in Austria ObjektID Mérimée ID , Palissy ID , Boat of Heritage Interest ID , Louvre Museum ARK ID , Fontaines de France ID , Fondation du patrimoine ID , Inventaire national du Patrimoine culturel immatériel ID SMB-digital ID Irish National Monument ID , Irish Sites and Monuments Record ID , Irish National Inventory of Architectural Heritage ID Rijksmonument ID , Amsterdam Museum artwork ID PCP reference number , EGID Art Fund artwork ID

Eastern Europe	cultural properties of Belarus reference number , Bank of information on the historical and cultural heritage of the Republic of Belarus , Archivarta ID Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina ID Cultural Good of Croatia ID Czech cultural heritage ID , Czech Monument Catalogue Number Estonian cultural monument ID köztérkép work ID Cultural Heritage Kosovo ID Latvian cultural heritage register ID Lithuanian Heritage Registry code Polish cultural heritage register number Romania LMI code , RAN ID , cIMeC.Ro museum ID kulturnoe-nasledie.ru ID , EGROKN ID cultural heritage monument in Serbia ID register of real estate NKP Slovene Cultural Heritage Register ID , RKD/ESD (Slovenia) ID

Northern Europe	Danish listed buildings case ID , Danish ancient monument ID Finnish archaeological heritage ID Kulturminne ID Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI

Southern Europe	Greek Castles ID CulturaItalia ID , Pietre della Memoria ID Maltese Islands National Inventory of Cultural Property ID SIPA ID , DGPC ID Asset of cultural interest code , Hispania Nostra Red List code

Subnational

Americas

CONDEPHAAT ID

Canada	Alberta Register of Historic Places ID Heritage NL ID Nova Scotia Register of Historic Places ID Ontario Heritage Act Register ID Heritage Conservation District of Ontario ID Quebec cultural heritage directory ID Saskatchewan Register of Heritage Property ID

United States of America	Arkansas Register of Historic Places ID California Office of Historic Preservation ID History Colorado ID DC Historic Sites place ID Florida Historical Marker List ID CCC in Idaho Collection ID Indiana State Historical Marker Program ID National Register Database, Louisiana ID Maryland's National Register Properties ID , Medusa NRHP ID MACRIS ID MDAH's HRI ID NMSRCP reference number NSW Heritage database ID New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ID NC Highway Historical Marker Program ID Oregon Historic Sites Database ID PEI Register of Historic Places ID RI National Register Search ID Texas Historic Sites Atlas ID Virginia Landmarks Register ID WISAARD resource ID Wisconsin National or State Registers Record ID , Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory ID Wyoming SHPO ID

Australia

Europe

Gertrude ID

Belgium	protected heritage site in Brussels ID Flemish Heritage Object ID Classified properties and protected areas of Wallonia ID , Exceptional heritage of Wallonia ID protected heritage site in Brussels (web version) ID

Germany	Bavarian monument authority ID , Bavarian Monument Map object ID (architectural monument) , Bavarian Monument Map object ID (ground monument) Berlin cultural heritage ID BLDAM object ID LfD-HB object ID Denkmalliste Hamburg object ID denkXweb object ID LfDS object ID Saxony-Anhalt cultural heritage object ID Schleswig-Holstein cultural heritage object ID

Italy	LombardiaBeniCulturali building ID , LombardiaBeniCulturali institution ID , LombardiaBeniCulturali toponym ID , LombardiaBeniCulturali artwork ID Florentine musea Inventario 1890 ID , Florentine Inventario Palatina art ID

Spain	SIPCA code Guía Digital del Patrimonio Cultural de Andalucía ID , IAPH code Patrimonio Web JCyL ID Catálogo del Patrimonio Cultural de Castilla-La Mancha ID Catalan object of cultural interest ID , Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya code , IEC commemorative monument of Catalonia ID Tourer.it ID IGPCV ID

United Kingdom	National Heritage List for England number NIEA building ID Historic Environment Scotland ID , Canmore ID Cadw Building ID , Cadw Monument ID