GLAM/Newsletter/August 2026/Contents/Switzerland report
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Summer, Follow-up in Aarau, CoCreation
Summer
This summer was quite hot. Green gras turned brown, people escaped to the water. It was difficult to buy fans as they were sold out in many cities. The summer break is always a time for reflection as well. Everything calms down, people get together and share their thoughts and worries about the climate and the future with all its destruction through wars, violance and environmental threads. Artificial intelligence remains a main topic. Wikimedia CH was an active agent at the panel about the Enzyklika «Magnifica humanitas» of pope Leo XIV at the ETH in Zürich. Different types of intelligences have been discussed. Themes are ethic challenges and the role of education for solidarity as well as digital literacy and the christian theory on social ethics. In GLAM the topic of Artistic Intelligence becomes important on conferences.
Follow-up in Aarau
End of August there was the Follow-Up of the GLAM-on-Tour at the Library and Archive in Aarau. Wikipedians continued their work with writing new articles, works on Wiki Commons and updating existing articles. A young archivist working on Jewish memorials in Switzerland joined and presented her project. It was a sunny day with a lunch break in the city. Aarau is a diverse city where different religions are praticised. It was the former political capital of Switzerland. The canton has a female history that the library aims to present and discover more. Different groups live well together. Wikimedians from different parts in Switzerland and abroad worked quite concentrated in the studio space. Original books on the history and the region were provided. The working results can be find here.
CoCreation
The CoCreation project with the PTT-Archive in Bern took part before summer. Informations can be found here. In August a manual was created to use it for other GLAM institutions. The pdf can be accessed on here on Wiki Commons. On the image you see the story of a 10-year-old war orphan and how he found his second family in Switzerland. The artwork is a collage of key images and a diary excerpt.
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