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Cookie & Oreo 3h ago

Elena Rossini ⁂

I couldn't think of a better place where to take a portrait with my new, awesome @Mastodon t-shirt that reads: "I write #AltText" : the Louvre Museum, in front of the painting "The Battle of David and Goliath" by Daniele da Volterra.

🔗 : https://shop.joinmastodon.org/products/mastodon-i-write-alt-text-unisex-t-shirt-copy

And may I share an ambitious goal with you?

I want to start advocating for the Louvre Museum to join the Fediverse (they're currently on all Big Tech social platforms only). Let's see what I can do 🤗

Ivan Djansazov 3h ago

@_elena @Mastodon

It's a must everyone to cut the chains with Big Tech and regain sovereignty away from 1 person structure.

Good luck.

Emeline Parizel 3h ago

@_elena I love your t-shirt and I am absolutely sure you're the most relevant person to succeed in this mission 😀

Elena Rossini ⁂3h ago

@emeline @Mastodon haha thanks Emeline 🥰 I joined the "Amis du Louvre" and I could actually go to their general assemblies... and advocate for this IRL 🤗

@_elena Be sure to point to the Danish National Gallery as an example of a similar institution which already has joined the Fediverse! https://expressional.social/@smk

SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst (@[email protected])

79 Posts, 110 Following, 919 Followers · Vi taler om den store, fælles danske kunstsamling og om museet i København og i Thy. Og vi håber meget, at du vil tale med os! #smkmuseum #dkart #dkmuseum #kunstmuseum #copenhagen SMK is the national gallery of Denmark. We post in Danish but happily (try to) respond in other languages.

Mastodon server hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Elena Rossini ⁂3h ago

@mkj absolutely! I'm super impressed by what @jonassmith has done

Jonas Heide Smith 3h ago

@_elena @mkj 🙏👋

Joannes 🌙3h ago

@_elena @Mastodon
You are the girl of impossible feats. 😊

Elena Rossini ⁂3h ago

@amministratore I try 😅

If by the end of 2026 the European Commission has the link to their Mastodon account on their homepage... and the Louvre joins the Fediverse, I know it would have been a very good year

Joannes 🌙3h ago

@_elena good luck and may the Lord be by your side 🙏🏼
Che il Signore ti accompagni 🙏🏼

no_brainer 3h ago

@_elena @Mastodon Louvre would be a great institution to have the Fediverse! 🙌

Robert Belton 3h ago

@_elena @Mastodon
I was thinking Fedi's vibe is often more "Judith and Holofernes".
(as a small preview, that's what I thought the painting was)

Elena Rossini ⁂3h ago

@shiawase @Mastodon yes but it was already a mission to snap this pic because (1) HUGE crowds (2) our five-year-old waiting patiently next to me (I cropped her out) while my husband took this pic 😅

Snowgaze ❄️

@_elena that's brilliant 💪 @Mastodon

@_elena That's an awesome photo! I bet that's an amazing place to visit. @Mastodon

Elena Rossini ⁂3h ago

@andycarolan it really is. I just joined their membership program so I can visit ALL YEAR FOR FREE... my daughter too because people 18 and under have free entry. I look forward to taking her there regularly 🥰

@_elena Membership is definitely worth it if you visit regularly! Nice to hear that under 18s get to visit for free... especially for the education value!

Elena Rossini ⁂3h ago

@andycarolan I joined because the last time I bought tickets to take the little one there she was sick... and tickets are very expensive and non-refundable.

So I thought a membership would be great as no pressure if we have to cancel at the last minute.

Plus: priority access to get in. Last Saturday we skipped a queue with 200 people in front 😅

@_elena Oh it's awful when they miss out because of sickness. We had to abandon a vacation on the second day when my son was sick. Didn't get a refund at all, despite holiday insurance.

Looking at the prices, Louvré appears to be €95 for a solo membership... €150 for two? That's extremely good value if you visit it a few times!

Wow, that line skip must have felt awesome lol

Elena Rossini ⁂2h ago

@andycarolan yeah I paid 95 for solo since for my child is free... our 3 tickets cost 22 Euros (for my husband). And indeed, skipping that insane line felt AMAZING!

sorry to hear about your son and that vacation, sigh. despite holiday insurance? what?

@_elena Membership is such great value! I imagine they have plenty of visiting exhibits too so you get to see different works?

Yes... it was suspected norovirus. They wouldn't honor the insurance as we didn't get a doctors note... which we weren't told when we left the site. Oh well.

Marianne 3h ago

@_elena you might also be interested in this:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/too-many-scientists-still-say-caucasian/
Caucasian = either someone from the Caucasus region (not, typically by today's categories, a white person) or a white person under one of a handful extraordinarily racist categories.
You can just say white, if that's a useful detail!

Too Many Scientists Still Say Caucasian

Racist ideas of categories for human identity continue to warp research and medicine

Scientific American

unevil_cat 2h ago

you could tell when and where the next construction phase begins, and where to park the getaway car.

fyi: the getaway car is a '94 fiat panda, thistime

:>

David Peach 2h ago

@_elena @Mastodon You may be interested in a little webring I've recently started :) -> https://human-made.site

still in it's infancy style-wise.

Human-made Webring

A webring dedicated to personal websites that are 100% human-made.

drbenway 2h ago

@Mastodon @_elena Effective advertising. I just placed an order.

Elena Rossini ⁂1h ago

@drbenway @Mastodon awesome!

my 5-year-old (who loves her Plushtodons) is a little frustrated there are no Mastodon t-shirts in children's sizes. She would love one 😅

Pinging @Gargron for this request (I'd promised her I would ask) 🤗

drbenway 1h ago

@Mastodon @Gargron @_elena
Children are the consumers of tomorrow... early brand loyalty is always good... :o)

@Mastodon @_elena Excellent ! Awesome target !! Looking forward to seeing the Louvre on the fediverse. Please let us know how you plan to manage this.

@_elena @Mastodon

If anyone can do it you can!: get “the Louvre Museum to join the Fediverse”. Go Elena!! 😁👍

#Louvre #Fediverse

Elena Rossini ⁂1h ago

@Su_G thank you! I will give it my best 🤗

@_elena @Mastodon

Is support your attempt 👍

That picture looks like a Peter Jackson Version of the real bible story 😁

Eat This Podcast 1h ago

@_elena @Mastodon Whatever happened to the slingshot and the smooth stones?

Craig Lambie 1h ago

@_elena @Mastodon bring it on. The more big institutions on the fediverse the better I think.
They should be running an instance for them and their staff.

Petra van Cronenburg 37m ago

@craiglambie42 We already have an instance for French museums and culture: https://reseauculture.fr/about

@_elena @Mastodon

ReseauCulture

Instance Mastodon initiée par des acteurs français publics et privés du monde des arts et de la culture, engagés pour partager des informations culturelles de façon plus indépendante et plus éthique.

Mastodon hosted on reseauculture.fr

Jerry on Mastodon 54m ago

@_elena @Mastodon
Maybe the painting should go on a T-shirt.

You're right, the picture is the perfect background for you.

Good luck with the Louvre.

Elena Rossini ⁂46m ago

@Jerry thank you Jerry 😊

Petra van Cronenburg 38m ago

@_elena Great! May they listen to you and learn how to write alt text. 😁
It would be so easy for them to have at least automated content. And hey, they could join that French instance https://reseauculture.fr/about for #culture and #museums!

@parismusees has already an account. And perhaps @ChristineDebray could be a helpful contact?

ReseauCulture

Instance Mastodon initiée par des acteurs français publics et privés du monde des arts et de la culture, engagés pour partager des informations culturelles de façon plus indépendante et plus éthique.

Mastodon hosted on reseauculture.fr

@_elena 😄❤️

softicecreamlesley 7m ago

@_elena @Mastodon It would be wonderful to have the Louvre here. Cheering you on!