Hi, I spent this afternoon with representatives in the V&A (from Comms, Digitization and Documentation/Copyright) and supported by another Wikimedian (Jeanne who is interested in helping with fashion related topics on Wikipedia). We have a track record of events with the V&A (the most recent being the collaboration on <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipu's_Tiger>) but they would like to start long term planning events for next year for a sustained programme of activities and supported by a persistent community of interested Wikimedians rather than thinking of one-off events. Within the organization they are discussing the benefit of releasing a selection of high quality images/media of their collections, particularly where these would have significant impact on Wikipedia article quality, such as their key artefacts (sometimes referred to as "treasures"). We are also going to have a follow-up discussion on copyright as they are currently reviewing how to apply creative commons licenses on their publicly accessible database (<http://collections.vam.ac.uk>, at the moment commercial re-use would require a negotiation with the V&A each time) to make it much simpler for members of the public to understand how to re-use images, potentially some then usable on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons. If you would like to help with future programmes or would like early involvement in the planning and consultation for events with staff and curators please drop me a note and I'll keep you copied in on future meetings as they happen. I am planning on being at the next London wikimeet (13th Nov) so you can buy me a coffee and bounce some ideas off me for 2012 if you prefer doing this in person. ;-) Cheers, Fae (WM-UK trustee and GLAM budget holder) -- http://enwp.org/user_talk:fae Guide to email tags: http://j.mp/faetags