Challenges

The Antikythera mechanism was a dedicated astronomical calculator in Ancient Greece. The 2200 year old device is the first known analog computer in history.

A Cyanometer is a scientific instrument from the 17th century made for measuring the blueness of the sky. This project will provide a digital cyanometer for smartphones.

Based on Iran photography from the collections of the Ethnographic Museum UZH and the Museum Rietberg in Zurich, we will discover the use of wikimedia in an GLAM context. The challenge is mostly aimed at people from GLAM institutions without an IT background who are interested in how to make their collections accessible through the wikiverse.

Originating from the territory of today’s Switzerland, the dynasty of the Habsburg has been present in many different countries, and its members have been associated with a variety of historical events that have left their traces in our collective memories. By means of this international cooperation project, we intend to tell the story of the Habsburg from the point of view of the various populations concerned. Putting the different memories side by side, we want to seize the occasion to reconnect on a different level, leaving the Habsburg family tree and the world it stands for behind us.

Approach artifacts in ethnographic collections through an artistic and/or participatory approach. To the extent possible, the projects involve and give the word to the communities concerned by the artifacts.

Institutions holding artifacts from Mesoamerica are being approached in order to ask them to make their collections accessible online: their catalogs, photographs of the artifacts, etc. In line with the OpenGLAM Principles, they are asked to make their catalogs available in a machine-readable format, and – to the extent possible – to make the photographs available for reuse by uploading them to Wikimedia Commons. Progress of the project will be documented on Wikimedia Commons and/or on the Spanish Wikipedia.

Create a project that leverages the Europeana Search API's new 'distance' search parameter for storytelling purposes. What shape this project takes is up to you: you can trace a single object or person throughout history on a map, you might create an app that allows users to search for objects close to their current physical location, or anything else that comes to mind. One great way to visualise your story is by using Humap: https://humap.me/

Develop a mobile application that displays georeferenced photos from the 'Glasplattensammlung Zug' to the user when they are in close proximity to the location where the photo was taken.

Bonus room to triage GLAM bugs and fix

Create a virtual walking tour on the Hofbrücke

During the GLAMhack23 a prototype of an virtual exhibition of the portrait gallery of "Merkwürdige Luzernerinnen und Luzerner" in the library hall of ZHB Lucerne was produced. Let's continue the process

Build a game for classifying images as plausible (human-created) or implausible (machine-generated), that could also be "played" by an autonomous agent in order to automatically discern the provenance of content in a GLAM context, such as the images or other content shared on Wikimedia Commons. Make sure to include both the metadata (such as the Wikidata record) as well as the actual content in the assessment. A collection of synthetic and actual images from a Swiss municipality will be provided for this challenge.

How can crossbows and vast information about them be presented in an attractive manner? Can the collection be combined with the 3d model of Grandson Castle to invite user to explore crossbows in detail while navigating from one room to another?

Find the locations of various old photos and paintings in Lucerne

A "meta" challenge, in the form of a visualization that encourages participants to share some feedback/thoughts about this platform

Project by Sandra Becker, MEG