We could really use more volunteers for this: Wikipedia Loves Art, weekend museum photo extravaganza starts just two days from now, folks.
Friday February 6: Metropolitan Museum of Art Saturday February 7: Brooklyn Museum See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC for details. And please sign up there! Thanks, Richard (User:Pharos) On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry for the typo. > > The Metropolitan Museum of Art is Friday, February 6. > > The Brooklyn Museum is the day after, on Saturday, February 7. > > (That's one week from now, in case you're wondering.) > > Thanks, > Pharos > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 7:51 PM, Pharos <pharosofalexand...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Come one, come all! >> >> We're celebrating the global monthlong "Wikipedia Loves Art" photo >> events with our "Weekend Museum Wikistravanganza" next week on Friday >> Feb 6 and Saturday Feb 7 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the >> Brooklyn Museum. >> >> This is part of our broader "Wikipedia Loves Art!" project, which also >> extends to other city institutions, including the Film Society of >> Lincoln Center, the Jewish Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the >> New-York Historical Society. >> >> Separately, we'll also be having a business meeting in Brooklyn that >> Saturday. >> >> See our main page on Wikipedia: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Loves_Art >> >> We're also on Flickr: >> http://www.flickr.com/groups/wikipedia_loves_art/ >> >> And Facebook: >> http://en-gb.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43008300207 >> >> So spread those links around :) >> >> And invite all your non-Wikipedian friends and family; this is a big >> tent event for everyone, just like Wikis Take Manhattan was ( >> http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/wikis-take-manhattan/ ). >> >> ---Photo event details--- >> >> Friday, February 6 from 5:30-6:30 pm, Metropolitan Museum of Art. >> We'll be joined by the Free Culture folks during the intro session, >> which will be in the Art Study Room at the Uris Center for Education >> (enter at the 81st Street entrance), where we'll meet the participants >> and explain the project. The actual photography event can last until >> the museum closes at 9 PM. >> >> Friday, Saturday 7 from 5:00-11:00 pm, Brooklyn Museum. This is the >> night of the First Saturday party ( >> http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/visit/first_saturdays.php ) at the >> museum. We'll be joined by the Free Culture folks at our table in the >> museum lobby, where we'll meet the participants and explain the >> project. Don't worry, everyone's not gonna stay at the table the >> whole time, but a least a couple of us will stick around there. >> >> ---Business meeting details--- >> Saturday, February 7 from 2:30-4:00 pm, business meeting hosted at >> David's place in Brooklyn. We'll be joined by Frank Schulenburg (Head >> of Public Outreach) and Sara Crouse (Head of Partnerships and >> Foundation Relations), flying in for the weekend from Wikimedia >> Foundation headquarters in San Francisco. We will also likely have >> guests from the New York Public Library, with whom we can discuss >> joint projects. >> >> To register your RSVP and get directions for the business meeting, >> please contact David, as explained on the wikimeetup page. >> >> Page on Wikipedia: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC >> >> You can officially 'sign up' at that page! >> >> Thanks, >> Pharos >> > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia_NYC mailing list Wikimedia_NYC@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia_nyc
