In 2018 the King Baudouin Foundation started opening up it's digital collections on Wikimedia platforms.

1. Wiki @ King Baudouin Foundation
Heritage for everyone
Collection King Baudouin Foundation

2. Why Linked Open Data @ KBF?
● Over 25.000 objects
○ various types:
■ textiles
■ paintings
■ drawings
■ ceramics / vases
■ literature / book covers /
comics.
typesofworksinthecollection(basedonuploadeditems)

3. Why Linked Open Data @ KBF?
● Over 25.000 objects
● Acquired by different funds
● spread over 70+ institutions
○ Own internal catalogue,
registration, metadata, ..
● Ensuring the comparability
and ‘searchability of data’.
● (re-)gain information (RKD,
biographical, …) / Learn /
Share
● Making context visible
locations//depositories

4. Collection Management System
∓ 25.000 objects
x. collections
● archives: documents, images,
journals, …
● visual arts (broad)
Metadata on objects
● exhibitions
● location(s)
● funds (as collections)
● publications
∓ 3150 objects
x. collections
scope on visual arts and design
- sculptures (Van Herck)
- paintings / drawings (Van Herck,
Neirynck, Jos Knapen, .. )
- ceramics (Catteau,
Braun-van-den Corput)
- design (Wolfers)
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5. STARTING POINT:
Van Herck Collection
terracotta sculptures and drawings from
the 17th - 19th century
943 terracotta sculptures and drawings
structured data on Wikidata:
Repositories/sources/references
- Collection management
system(s)
- Online catalogues
- KMSKA_P.URI
- Mariemont
- Arthub Flanders
- DAMS (Antwerpen)
LucasFaydherbe,BustofHercules

6. Onlineinventory
KingBaudouinFoundation
OnlineinventoryPlantin-Moretus(DAMS)
ArthubFlanders/FlemishArtCollection
+ P.URI’s
KMSKA
A universal language for connecting GLAM collections?

8. Van Herck Collection
terracotta sculptures and drawings from
the 17th - 19th century
943 terracotta sculptures and drawings
structured data on Wikidata:
Persistent Identifiers/sources:
- KMSKA
- Arthub Flanders
- DAMS (Antwerpen)
ingest catalogue:
- exhibitions
- history / pedigree
- catalogue number
LucasFaydherbe,BustofHercules

9. Van Herck Collection
terracotta sculptures and drawings from
the 17th - 19th century
943 terracotta sculptures and drawings
Structured data on Wikidata:
Persistent Identifiers/sources:
- KMSKA
- Arthub Flanders
- DAMS (Antwerpen)
- CMS
ingest catalogue:
- exhibitions
- history / pedigree
- catalogue number
WIkimedia Commons
LucasFaydherbe,BustofHercules

10. What now?
- leverage information from connected nodes:
- example: RKD --> http://tinyurl.com/y7r3d4bw
- Geographical information / exhibitions (Van Herck): http://tinyurl.com/y8gnf3o8
- Geographical infromation / exhibitions (all): http://tinyurl.com/y9jm8hxm
- Raise visibility / searchability
- Starting point for the Wikipedia Community
- offer articles and information

11. numbers, numbers, numbers..

12. thank you for listening