{"id":930,"date":"2022-08-24T10:19:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T10:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/?post_type=programs&p=930"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:11:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T17:11:05","slug":"flickr-commons","status":"publish","type":"programs","link":"https:\/\/www.flickr.org\/programs\/flickr-commons\/","title":{"rendered":"Flickr Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Launched\u00a0in 2008 with the Library of Congress as its founding partner, the Flickr Commons is a unique collection of historical photography, with over\u00a0100 cultural institutions\u00a0in 24 countries around the world participating.\r\n
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\n\u201cBeing part of the Commons has meant being part of a community of people who are passionate about photographs, history, and contributing to public knowledge.\u201d<\/em>
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Turn Collections into Conversations<\/h2>

Social cataloguing with Flickr Commons allows organizations to expand the reach of their cultural collections across the world and build active communities around their collections. Since the programs launch, photos shared on Flickr Commons have received 4.6B views,<\/b> and 58K Comments<\/b> and 349K Contacts.<\/b>\r\n<\/div><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n \n

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\n\u201cFlickr Commons is one of the absolute gems of the web.\u201d \u2013 kottke.org<\/em>
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Try Flickr Commons Explorer!<\/h2>

We’ve built an independent discovery layer for the Flickr Commons collection outside of Flickr.com to extend the browsability of archives. With Commons Explorer you can see recent uploads, conversations, and stats about the program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t

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