File:1014 Saint Peter's Church in Leuven Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Wiki Loves Monuments 13th prize worldwide - Collegiale Sint-Pieterskerk, Belgium by Giles Laurent
w.wiki/LadP
CC BY-SA-4.0

📸 Vote for the 2025 Picture of the Year on Wikimedia Commons!

2 rounds:
1️⃣ Vote for your favorites
2️⃣ Choose your top 5
✔️ For existing users only (≥75 edits)
👉 w.wiki/Ksxs

🏆 Last year’s winning photo⬇️. Now it’s your turn to vote!

Newsletter March 2026 - Wikimedia Belgium

📬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿!

💜 International Women’s Day: 129 new Wikipedia articles about women
🎉 Celebration: 25 years of Wikipedia in Brussels
💻 Hackathon in Arnhem
👉 Read more: w.wiki/Kc2i

#Wikimedia #Wikipedia #FreeKnowledge

𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝟐𝟓 🎉

More than 65 million articles, 300+ languages, and millions of volunteers later, we are celebrating a quarter century of free knowledge.

📍 Brussels
📅 March 18 – 6:00 p.m.
Les Ateliers des Tanneurs

Come & celebrate. Registration required:
wikimedia.brussels/wikipedia-25...

Preliminary resultats writing sessions #internationalwomensday

Campaign image

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮

On March 8-10, Wikimedia Belgium organized writing sessions at 16 locations for #InternationalWomensDay.

Thank you to all partners, locations, and volunteers who contributed to making women more visible in free knowledge.

Preliminary results ⤵️

👩🏻 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻. 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁!

Around #InternationalWomensDay, heritage organizations are organizing Wikipedia writing sessions at 16 locations in Flanders.

📅 March 8, 9 & 10
Write & help make women more visible on Wikipedia.
w.wiki/HYSv

Cartoon: Iris Van Robays.

#FOSDEM 2026 overture a l'ULB de Bruxelles

The future of knowledge is yours to protect. #Wikipedia25 YouTube video by Wikipedia

🎉 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝟮𝟱!

👉 Preparty (4:45 p.m.), 25 years in images, music, games, and special guests.

👉 Follow via: ➡️ wikimediafoundation.org/wikipedia25/... )
or via ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/C5rPmv2....

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀! 🎁

youtu.be/i6zztv7R_DI?...

🌐 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗪 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

𝑷𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
📅 March 13–14, 2026 — Arnhem (NL)
💰 Free participation (catering included)
📝 Registration required ➡️ w.wiki/HN4X

Limited grants available for Belgian volunteers => apply via expense@wikimedia.be

#Wikimedia #Hackathon

Public Domain Day in Europe 2026 On the first day of each new year, a wealth of heritage enters the public domain. This material is perfect for being made as freely accessible as possible – though this doesn’t always happen. With Pub...

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

📅 15 Jan
📍 Brussels (KBR)

Talks, panels & workshops on open heritage, copyright & creative reuse.

🆓 Free
📝 Register by 7 Jan
➡️ meemoo.be/en/training-...

𝑳𝒆𝒕’𝒔 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓.

#PublicDomainDay

📬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐝-𝐨𝐟-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 🎉

Looking back on 2025, looking ahead to 2026 ✨
📅 Public Domain Day 2026
🤝 Contributing to free knowledge

💙 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿!

𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆?
👉 be.wikimedia.org/wiki/Newslet...

🎄 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 ✨

Days of slowing down and sharing.
Moments to connect, enjoy, and relax with family and friends.

💬 Which Wikipedia page has stuck with you this year?
Learn more about Christmas ➡️ w.wiki/3jQe

𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 💖!

🧩 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟭 = 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

The crossword puzzle even has its own Wikipedia page.
➡️ w.wiki/FQHp

👉 We created a Wikimedia crossword puzzle.
Print it, solve it and post your solution below - the correct answers will follow next week 🎁🎅🏻.

#CrosswordPuzzleDay #Wikipedia #FreeKnowledge

🪜 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆
How neutral are you when you write?

0 = not true, 1 = sometimes, 2 = yes.
✅ Sources above adjectives
✅ No judgmental words
✅ Facts, not opinions
✅ Be careful with labels

Score: …/8
Drop it below 👇

#Wikimedia #NeutralityDay

🎁🍫Saint Nicholas was here... and yes, he checks his sources.

Saint Nicholas checked Wikipedia to see if his page was still correct... and got lost in a chain of internal links.
Conclusion: no one escapes the Wikipedia rabbit hole.

Enjoy all those treats!
Happy Saint Nicholas Day! ❤️

#Sinterklaas

🎉𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆=𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼!

☑️ Got someone excited about Wikipedia
☑️ “I'll just adjust this...” → 40 minutes later, still on it
☑️ Saved an article from chaos
☑️ Searched for a source → need another source

𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗢? You're worth your weight in gold💛

💙𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞.

Newsletter November 2025 - Wikimedia Belgium

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲!

✨ New director of Wikimedia Netherlands: Cristina Fodor!
📣 Volunteers wanted for March 9 (writing sessions for International Women's Day)
🎉 Wikipedia will be 25 in 2026!
🔍 Interview: behind the scenes of WikidataCon 2025

Curious? w.wiki/GSuj

🍻 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝘀.

Erfgoedcel Denderland looks for volunteers and writers for a Wikipedia writing session!

📅 November 29 & December 13, 2025 | 13h30 to 17h.
📍 Café Cabere (Haaltert) & Grand Café des Arcades (Aalst)

No experience needed!
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: w.wiki/GHaU

Children are celebrating today:
🎉𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

The right to ask questions, the right to learn, the right to accurate information.

Wikipedia is there for anyone who is curious.
Keep asking questions.

We love answers. 🔍✨

#Children'sRightsDay

Men live shorter lives, talk less, and seek less help.

On 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆, we at Wikimedia are drawing attention to this blind spot—so that their stories and knowledge are also given a place. 💬📘

#InternationalMensDay #Wikimedia

🌍 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗨𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

How user-friendly do you find Wikimedia's tools?
💬 Wikipedia 🧠 Wikidata 🧩 Commons 🖼️

What works well, what doesn't? Share your experiences!

#UsabilityDay #Wikipedia #Wikidata #Commons #Wikimedia

Reminder International Women's Day - Info Session

🚨 Don’t forget — tomorrow (Nov 13) there’s an info session on the International Women’s Day 2026 Wikipedia edit-a-thons!

Join us and learn how your heritage organisation can help make women more visible on Wikipedia.

🕙 10:00–11:30 CET | Online | Free
ap.lc/uQgvj

#IWD2026 #GenderGap

📅 11/11 — one date, two stories.

In some countries: Armistice Day.
In China (and now worldwide): Singles' Day.

What started as a student prank has grown into the biggest shopping event in the world.

🔎 Challenge:
Find out who organized the very first “Singles' Day”.

#SinglesDay #11november

👅 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Practice your pronunciation with a classic:
𝑆𝑖𝑥 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑠𝑙𝑖𝑑 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑.

🔁 Challenge someone to say it faster than you.

Or better yet, come up with your own tongue twister.

#TongueTwisterDay #LanguageFun #Challenge

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀?

Our new newsletter explores the power of volunteers, forgotten voices of war, and how Dutch became a Wikipedia superpower.

Read, discover, and share knowledge → w.wiki/Fwsp

#Wikimedia #OpenKnowledge #Wikipedia

📚 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴!

𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟏.

🖋️ Create or improve biographies of artists whose work will enter the public domain in 2026.
💡 We've already seen many great contributions!
👉 Join us: w.wiki/FEVa

#WikiLovesPublicDomain #PublicDomain

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻!
On March 9, 2026, we will celebrate our 3rd edition of International Women's Day with a Wikipedia writing session: More women on Wikipedia!💪

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧?
📅 Free info session for heritage organizations on November 13 (10–11:30 a.m., online).

Make women visible!
👉 ap.lc/uQgvj

Learn how to share knowledge with children in the EduWiki Workshop “Children and Wikis”

🧑‍🏫 Trainer: Dr. Ziko van Dijk
📅 October 22, 2025, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
💻 Online via Zoom
👉 More info: w.wiki/FRNY

🧩 Happy #TrainYourBrainDay!

Let's test if your brain is awake 👀

If 5 machines need 5 minutes to make 5 gadgets...
⏱️ How long will it take 100 machines to make 100 gadgets?

(No trick question. Or is there? 😏)

#BrainTeaser #MindWorkout

Wikimedia Belgium was on national radio for 8 minutes this morning - Listen again from 40:40
www.vrt.be/vrtmax/luist...