Looks like Google is back with yet another project. And I think this one is HUGE: Google Art Project.
You know, I’ve always had this crazy dream that art should be free and accessible to everyone. But growing up in a white, middle class Belgian family made me realize that it is not. Being able to travel the world, visit the greatest museums and attend the best exhibitions is not something everyone can afford. This is a luxury that we shouldn’t take for granted. Actually, this shouldn’t be a luxury at all. I still deeply think that art should be accessible to anyone. And it’s exactly for that reason that I love Google’s new project!
Based on Google Maps’ street view feature, Google Art Project allows you to “explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces“. You can take a virtual tour of some of the biggest museums in the world and take a close view of the selected artworks. You can even make your own art collection by saving specific views of any of the featured artworks. Of course, you can’t visit the entire museum (it’s up to each museum to choose what they want to show) but I think it’s still pretty rad! You should give it a try! More museums will be added to the list but they already have some of my favorites: The Museum of Modern Art, NYC (USA), the Tate Britain, London (UK) and the Uffizi Gallery, Florence (Italy).
Via Arrested Motion.
