I'm not have info now about presence of Netherlands in Mexico but we will love to research and if we will love to partnering with us. One of our volunteers have a good contact with the Netherlands embassy in Mexico City. Best,
2016-06-14 5:36 GMT-05:00 Elisabeth Wiessner <[email protected]>: > Does your country have historic ties with the Netherlands? > Project Netherlands and the world > > Over the centuries, the Netherlands have developed close ties with many > countries through trade and colonialism. Shared cultural heritage has > evolved in the Netherlands and in these countries.. Many collections in > GLAM institutions in the Netherlands and these countries show this shared > past and the way cultures influenced each other. Recent donations in the > Netherlands from GLAM institutions show the content available in Dutch > collections: > > - > > African Studies Center > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika-Studiecentrum,_Leiden>, Leiden > University, donated 756 images made by Roel Coutinho > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Guinea-Bissau_and_Senegal_1973-1974_(Coutinho_Collection)>, > a Dutch MD working in Guinea-Bissau and Senegal between 1973 and 1974. The > images show aspects of daily life such as food preparation, festivities and > school and hospital buildings, among other things. > > > - > > The Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean > Studies > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Institute_of_Southeast_Asian_and_Caribbean_Studies> > and Leiden University Library > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiden_University_Library> donated 3114 > images <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:KITLV_donation_2016>to > Wikimedia Commons as a follow-up to an earlier donation containing > 2400+ images > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:KITLV_donation_2015>. The > new donation contains photos, lithos, drawings, watercolours showing > people, landscapes, plantations, plants and butterflies from countries such > as Suriname, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore. > - > > The National Museum of World Cultures > <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17153751> donated a collection of 720 > images > > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Files_from_the_Nationaal_Museum_van_Wereldculturen> > to Wikimedia Commons. This donation consists of photos of objects from the > museum's collection, and of photos taken during Dutch scientific and > military expeditions in Suriname and the Dutch East Indies. > > With the project “The Netherlands and the world” Wikimedia Nederland wants > to increase free access to knowledge about such shared cultural heritage. > And we want to stimulate active participation of GLAM partners and the > Wikmedia community, both in the Netherlands and in other countries. We want > to develop partnerships and activities, with Wikipedians and Wikimedians > worldwide and with institututions that want to share and connect relevant > collections. > > The project is in the start-up phase. We are open to all ideas about > activities , about how the project should be designed or which contacts/ > partners are indispensable for this project. If you, your organisation, > your chapter, thematic organisation or user group is interested in taking > part, please let us know. > > There is a project page > <https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Netherlands_and_the_world> on the Wiki > of Wikimedia Nederland. > > For more information about the project: contact project coordinator > Elisabeth Wiessner [email protected] > > Or talk to me or my colleague Arne Wossink at Wikimania! > > > -- > Met vriendelijke groeten, > > Elisabeth Wiessner > Wikimedia Nederland > Projectleider Culturele Samenwerking > 06-15290297 > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > GLAM mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam > >
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