GLAM/Events

Potential GLAM collaborations in the UK

Organisation	Location	Possibility	Photography	Free entry	Access to experts	Hub for event	Wikimedia contact	GLAM Department	Events	WikiProjects
British Museum	London	High	?	Yes	Yes	Yes		Learning, Web	Wikipedian in Residence Backstage Pass GLAM-WIKI	(Shedloads)
British Library	London	Definite	No	Yes	Yes	Yes +free wifi	Mike Peel	Libraries	2011-01:Editathon 2011-02: BL Philately event under discussion (longer than expected to get to the next stage) (Fæ) 2011-4: BL English and Drama department event is confirmed for 4 June with the details TBA over the next few weeks (Fæ) 2011-4: BL are interested in supporting the evolving UK GLAM Ambassador network as a host for a workshop or networking event. Earliest likely date would be mid-June.	Literature, Audio library, Philately, Newspaper archives, Maps...
Kew Gardens	London	High	Yes	Probably					2011-02: Approach under discussion	Biology, Botany, Architecture
V&A	London	High	Yes							Fashion
National Portrait Gallery	London	?	No							Art
Natural History Museum	London	Good	?	Yes	?					Art
Museum of London	London	Good	?	Yes	?					Art, Slavery
National Maritime Museum	London	Good	?	Yes	?	?		Web +?		Ships, Military History, Astronomy, Art, Time
English Heritage	Across England	Good/Fair	?	Some	Probably	?	Fæ	Archaeological Projects	2011-02: Initial meeting held with internal champion (HC) who is scheduled to meet Head of Volunteering in April to propose a case for a Wikimedia collaboration event. Following up with supporting information for preparation.	Archaeology
Derby Museums and Art Gallery	Derby	Definite	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Victuallers	Collections, Communities	GLAM:WIKI Event Sat 9th April 2011 Wright Challenge by Sept 3rd	Enlightenment, Art, Natural Sciences, Archaeology, Social History etc, etc, etc.
National Railway Museum	York	probable	?	?	?	?	Victuallers	Collections, Communities		Art, Trains etc
Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology	Oxford		?	Yes	?
National Museum of Scotland	Edinburgh		?	Yes	?
Pitt Rivers	Oxford		?		?
Coventry Transport museum	Coventry		Yes	Yes	?	Possible				Transport, Automobiles etc.
The Herbert museum	Coventry					Possible
Oxford University Museum of Natural History	Oxford		?	Yes	?
Wellcome Foundation	London		?	Yes	?		Fæ	Open publishing	2011-3-23 initial contact and discussions, commitment to a (closed) workshop on 3 June. This will be composed of a variety of invited researchers interested in publishing materials in the open domain with the intended outcome of positive commitments to do so.	Medical related resources