Select a museum from the list on the homepage and you can virtually tour it using the same interface style you experience in Google Maps Streetview. Inside the museum just double click to zoom to a location. You can also open a floor plan overview and click on a room to navigate to that part of the museum.
The best part of the Art Project powered by Google is the option to create your own artwork collection while visiting each museum. As you're touring a museum click on the "+" symbol on any work of art see it in greater detail, to add it to your collection, and to open background information about that work of art. To create a collection you must be signed into your Google account.
Watch the video below to learn more about the Art Project powered by Google.
Applications for Education
The Art Project powered by Google looks to be a fantastic reference for students and teachers of art. When I was a middle school student I remember having to endure looking at art and listening to my teacher lecture about artwork that was of no interest to me. If I had been given the opportunity to explore a reference like the Art Project powered by Google, I may have been a little interested in the class and perhaps have learned something about the art I discovered on my own.
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Agreed. This is a great resource and phenomenal teaching tool.
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"If I had been given the opportunity to explore a reference like the Art Project powered by Google, I may have been a little interested in the class and perhaps have learned something about the art I discovered on my own."
You know, there were these things way back called libraries where you could take out books on art and some of the books even had pictures in them. Some of the libraries even had a table and a chair, and you could just grab one of the books that caught your fancy and sit there and look at it all day. of course, you had to turn the pages yourself, and if you wanted a new book, or maybe a different artist, you might have had to get up and go look for it yourself, but still, it was pretty awesome. ah, the good old days.
Rey,
Thank you for your insightful and helpful comment.
I was well aware that libraries existed and had books. In fact, I visited them often for books about things I was interested in. Art however, was not one of those things I was interested in. Why? Because it was presented to me in a boring, dull format. My point is if the teacher of my compulsory art class had been able to use some other means to spark my interest, perhaps I wouldn't have hated going to that art class. I know I'm not the only student who felt that way and I know that kids today still feel that way about all kinds of classes, not just art classes. If we insist on using the same old methods, insist on blaming the kids for not being interested, then nothing will ever change for the better.
Richard
The value of sites like this is that everyone has a better chance to see amazing art work in amazing buildings. It is not only the few who live near these galleries or those who have the financial means to jet around and see them. Even the books are cost prohibitive for some schools.
This strikes me as a more comprehensive (and really cool) version of the digital tours and podcasts that individual museums had put in place. I didn't see any, but I hope the Art Project is including or will eventually include links to museums' recordings of their lectures, etc.
Kelle
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