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.
🔗 : shop.joinmastodon.org/products…
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 🤗
"I Write Alt Text" - Unisex T-Shirt - French Navy
An organic cotton t-shirt with a great feel, screen printed in 5 vibrant colors. Writing alt text for images and videos helps people with low or no vision participate in the community.Mastodon
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Ivan Djansazov
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •It's a must everyone to cut the chains with Big Tech and regain sovereignty away from 1 person structure.
Good luck.
Emeline Parizel
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •I love your t-shirt and I am absolutely sure you're the most relevant person to succeed in this mission 😀
@Mastodon
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Emeline Parizel • • •Joannes 🌙
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Joannes 🌙 • • •@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 🌙
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Che il Signore ti accompagni 🙏🏼
no_brainer
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Robert Belton
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •(as a small preview, that's what I thought the painting was)
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Robert Belton • • •Snowgaze ❄️
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in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Andy Carolan
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in reply to Andy Carolan • • •Andy Carolan
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Andy Carolan • • •@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 😅
Andy Carolan
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •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 ⁂
in reply to Andy Carolan • • •@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?
Marianne
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •scientificamerican.com/article…
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
Alice B. Popejoy (Scientific American)unevil_cat
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •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
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David Peach
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •You may be interested in a little webring I've recently started :) -> human-made.site
still in it's infancy style-wise.
Human-made Webring
human-made.sitedrbenway
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to drbenway • • •@drbenway 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
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Children are the consumers of tomorrow... early brand loyalty is always good... :o)
Su_G
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •If anyone can do it you can!: get “the Louvre Museum to join the Fediverse”. Go Elena!! 😁👍
#Louvre #Fediverse
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Su_G • • •Desatyr
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Is support your attempt 👍
That picture looks like a Peter Jackson Version of the real bible story 😁
Craig Lambie
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •They should be running an instance for them and their staff.
Jerry on Mastodon
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •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 ⁂
in reply to Jerry on Mastodon • • •Petra van Cronenburg
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •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 reseauculture.fr/about for #culture and #museums!
@parismusees has already an account. And perhaps @ChristineDebray could be a helpful contact?
@Mastodon
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Mastodon hosted on reseauculture.frsknob
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •softicecreamlesley
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in reply to softicecreamlesley • • •Michel Patrice
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in reply to Michel Patrice • • •Pascal Delrot
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •ReseauCulture
Mastodon hosted on reseauculture.frDrey
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Michel Patrice
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Il y a là, il me semble, plusieurs conneries potentielles.
#Memestodon #Twitter #X #Meme #Louvre
DataKnightmare
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •200 points for the Tshirt!
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to DataKnightmare • • •📸 The Sceptical Coffee Drinker
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Stefan Bohacek
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Nice!
But we really also need one saying:
mastodon.social/@alttexthallof…
Alt Text Hall of Fame (@alttexthalloffame@mastodon.social)
Alt Text Hall of Fame (Mastodon)Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Stefan Bohacek • • •Schroedingers_Cat
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Schroedingers_Cat • • •Schroedingers_Cat
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •If - sorry once - the Louvre joins, I think others will want to join too. It is considered the premier European museum (not sure I agree, but it is).
So I hope you are successful. I feel that the fedi has a lot of artistic people, who would appreciate some of the great museums across Europe.
Clu | #RipNatenom 🕯
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •That would be a, if not *the* highlight of the year. Fingers crossed 🫶
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Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Clu | #RipNatenom 🕯 • • •Wokebloke for Democracy
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in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •gods, that painting...is...
...a perfect example of "if it's really old it's gotta be a masterpiece"...kinda painting....
😵💫
kiwiWolle
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Gogs
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in reply to kiki • • •Thomas "coastGNU"
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •@kiki
A Tipp:
Post your Toot to someone, or many, who have a lot of followers in the fediverse and also have an account at one of the BigTechBros sites.
If they will share your post, I would bet they will, you can reach a lot of people at the BigTechDungeons.
Michel Patrice
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Michel Patrice • • •nathan
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in reply to nathan • • •Seth of the Fediverse
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Seth of the Fediverse • • •Alexandre Oliva
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •great picture, perfect choice!
@josemurilo@mato.social may be able to help.
he's got the Brazilian Institute for Museums in the Fediverse.
surely the Louvre wouldn't want to be left behind 😉
CC: @Mastodon@mastodon.social
Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Alexandre Oliva • • •Ecologia Digital
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •As you can imagine, it all starts with #freesoftware, and in our case, #publicpolicy. #Tainacan began as a tool for publishing #digitalcollections and, over 10 years, became part of Latin America’s open cultural digital infrastructure. As a #WordPress plugin, it helped low-budget institutions adopt it easily—and now it’s attracting larger #museums too. Our current focus is bringing digital collections into #theFediverse.
Info: josemurilo.com/2025/12/05/muse…
Museums in the Fediverse: Experiments with Tainacan, ActivityPub, and WebSocial – Ecologia Digital
josemurilo.comElena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Ecologia Digital • • •Irenerd 🐌
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Elena Rossini ⁂
in reply to Irenerd 🐌 • • •Ecologia Digital
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •It would be easy for the Louvre webteam to play with #WordPress & #Tainacan. Once installed the plugin can fastly import collections from different sources, organize the metadata, and pull out amazing different web presentations with WordPress templates adapted to Tainacan. The new Fediverse #curation feature opens the possibility to select directly from the collection and build threads for scheduled publishing on the Fediverse, like that:
social.museus.gov.br/@brasilia…
Brasiliana Museus (@brasiliana@social.museus.gov.br)
Brasiliana Museus (Museus Brasileiros no Fediverso)Jayne 🇪🇺🏳️🌈
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Great photo and great idea 💡
I’ve just stocked up with Mastodon merchandise for the summer to sprinkle widely to raise awareness of Mastodon in Wales 🏴 and the UK too ❤️
shop.joinmastodon.org/collecti…
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in reply to Jayne 🇪🇺🏳️🌈 • • •Michel Patrice
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Je m'identifie beaucoup au personnage par terre.
Ça marcherait aussi avec #Linux .
« Faites le mème que vous voulez voir dans ce monde!» (Gandhi, citation approximative)
#Memestodon #Meme #Louvre #Mastodon #CitationApproximative
Michel Patrice
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Quand les journaux vendent de la publicité, ils ne manquent pas de présenter un kit media qui décrit leur publication, ligne éditoriale, nombre de copies, etc.
Ils présentent aussi un portrait de leur lectorat. Revenu moyen, niveau d'éducation, etc, car certains profils démographiques sont plus intéressants pour les annonceurs.
En présentant Mastodon, que pourrait-ton dire de la faune qui le peuple? Définitivement plus techno. Niveau de scolarité plus élevé?
(...)
mags amond
in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •Olivia Vespera
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in reply to Elena Rossini ⁂ • • •@leschampslibres @quaibranly @LeMuseum @flyingsecoya @cercle