Wikipedia:Meetup/NYC/MENA
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| Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa | |
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| On Saturday April 30, 2016, in conjunction with a global campaign, the Guggenheim will host its fourth Wikipedia edit-a-thon — or, #guggathon — to enhance Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia.
The Guggenheim aims to further the goals of the Guggenheim UBS MAP Global Art Initiative, and build on the model of campaigns like the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at the Guggenheim: Women in Architecture, Wikipedia Asian Month, and Art+Feminism. New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support. Can’t join us in New York? Visit our global MENA Artists Month partnership page to coordinate international and online events as well. | |
| When and Where | |
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| When: | Saturday, April 30, 2016 |
| Where: | NYC and globally online |
| A global edit-a-thon campaign to improve Wikipedia's coverage of modern and contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and to counter geocultural systemic bias on Wikipedia. | |




| This meetup page is an archive of a past event. Please do not edit the contents of this page. |
Event information
| April 2026 +/- | |
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| WikiClub Canada (online) | April 8, 2026 |
| Bay Area | April 9, 2026 |
| Philadelphia WikiSalon (online) | April 11, 2026 |
| San Diego 133 | April 11, 2026 |
| London 227 | April 12, 2026 |
| WikiClub Toronto Meetup | April 18, 2026 |
| Seattle—edit 2026 SIFF and related pages | April 18, 2026 |
| Perth 94 | April 19, 2026 |
| Oxford 121 | April 19, 2026 |
| Seattle meetup | April 21, 2026 |
| Edinburgh 27 | April 25, 2026 |
| Christchurch 44 | April 26, 2026 |
| May 2026 +/- | |
| Wikicon Aotearoa 2026 | May 2, 2026 |
| Hackathon and wikitech Meetup San Francisco | May 3, 2026 |
| Open Christchurch Workshop | May 3, 2026 |
| San Diego 134 | May 10, 2026 |
| US Mountain West online | May 12, 2026 |
| Bay Area (SF Wikisalon) | May 12, 2026 |
| WikiClub Canada (online) | May 13, 2026 |
| Seattle meetup | May 19, 2026 |
| Bay Area Wikicafé (Oakland) | May 23, 2026 |
| Edmonton meetup | May 31, 2026 |
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- Date: Saturday, April 30, 2016
- Time: Presentation: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Edit-a-thon: 2:30pm - 6:00pm
- Location: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Avenue (88th Street), New York City, New York 10128 40°46′58.3″N 73°57′33″W
- Guests should enter using the 88th Street entrance via the ramp at 88th Street and Fifth Avenue
- Directions: here
- Subway:

to IRT Lexington Avenue Line – 86th St. (exit at 86th Street – Lexington)
- Walk west on 86th Street, turn right at Fifth Avenue and proceed north to 89th Street
- Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 buses
- Cost: Free
- Registration: To register, please sign up via one of the following avenues:
- 1) Add your Wikipedia username to the #Participants sign-up below
- 2) Sign up via guggenheim.org/calendar
- Participants: The event is open to anyone who wishes to help expand the content related to women in architecture. No Wikipedia editing experience necessary. As needed throughout the event, tutoring will be provided for Wikipedia newcomers.
- What to bring: Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords. Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
- Hashtag: Remember to add the following hashtags in your edit summary so we can track our progress.
- #guggathon
- You'll be able to watch and listen to our efforts through Listen to Wikipedia. Just be sure to add the hashtags #guggathon and #MENAwiki in the filter for a custom audio and visual symphony of our collective edits.
- Quick Guide: Check out WikiD's Quick Guide for Wikipedia editing
Public programming
Presentations will be held in the Peter B. Lewis Theater of The Sackler Center for Arts Education @ Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (map of building)
- 1:00 pm until 2:30pm, Peter B. Lewis Theater: The Built, Unbuilt, and Unbuildable
- Troy Conrad Therrien, Curator of Architecture and Digital Initiatives, moderates a conversation between Guggenheim UBS MAP Curator Sara Raza and exhibition artists Ala Younis and Ahmed Mater to explore cultural heritage and legacy in the making of the modern Middle East, and the role of built and unbuilt systems in the shaping of global cultural practices. This panel talk is hosted by the Guggenheim Wikipedia Initiative and will be followed by a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to augment related content related to contemporary artists from the Middle East and North Africa.
- 2:30 pm until 6:00 pm, Wikipedia editing
- Wikipedia editing will follow beginning at 2:30 pm until 6 pm.
- New and experienced editors are welcome. The event will include a training session for participants who are new to Wikipedia and Wikipedia specialists will be on hand to provide basic instruction and editing support.
Resources
- First things first – create a Wikipedia Userpage ("Create Account" in top right corner of any Wikipedia page).
- 2014 Guggenheim Meetup Guide
- Linked resource for beginning editors
- Institutional Partnerships with Wikipedia / Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums, Wikipedia Info Booklet
- This guide has directions on the various Wikipedia projects, and includes a guide for beginners, guides to Wikipedia markup, adding references, and other tasks
Wikipedia basics
- Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
- Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
- Article Development
- Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
- Citation templates
- Infobox templates
- Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
- Art+Feminism – Video training
- Art+Feminism – Training Lesson Plan
- WikiD Guides to Wikipedia Editing
Template
{{Guggenheim Museum|id|link label}}- An example:
{{Guggenheim Museum|2772|Dreaming Horse by Franz Marc}}- displays
- Dreaming Horse by Franz Marc at the Guggenheim Museum