In an era of escalating censorship, disinformation, and the erosion of public trust in institutions, Wikipedia may seem like an unlikely site of resistance. But at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), and other institutions across the country, a quiet revolution is taking place, one edit at a time.

PAMM’s Wikimedian in Residence Michaela Blanc has spent the last two years helping the museum’s digital team use Wikipedia to spotlight the work of underrepresented artists from Miami and beyond. From Latinx and Black painters to queer sculptors and feminist photographers, her work is filling gaps on the internet, but more importantly, preserving culture in a moment when history itself is under attack.

“Wikipedia is a role model for collaborative governance. It is basically the only corner of the internet today that is self-reliant and not an advertisement platform,” Blanc said “It’s just really like thinking about how to rescue the stories of these artworks.”