Explore Artworks in Top Museums of the World Using Google Art Project

If the big museums and their amazing art collection are something that you only get to see in the movies and documentaries then you should check out this awesome product by Google that’s called Art Project. It lets you virtually browse the art collection of some of the most well known museums across the globe. You can also explore the museums virtually using this tool.

The Art Project shows you high resolution images with deep zoom levels. It almost gives you the feel that you are standing right in front of them in a museum.

The homepage lists the museums on the left and the options to explore the artwork and the museums themselves on the right.

The image below shows an example of an artwork in the Palace of Versailles. The small image you see at the bottom right is where you can zoom and closely analyze parts of that artwork.

Just to give you an idea of how deep you can zoom into a painting, see the image below that focuses on a part of the painting that was shown in the previous screenshot.

Did that amaze you? I’m sure it did.

The Art Project isn’t just about browsing the artworks and the museums. You can also create your own art collections by signing in with your Google account and saving the artworks you like. Then you could add comments at specific zoom levels and share that collection with others.

Currently, Google has collaborated with the following museums to show their collection.

• Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin – Germany

• Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian, Washington DC – USA

• The Frick Collection, NYC – USA

• Gemäldegalerie, Berlin – Germany

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC – USA

• MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art, NYC – USA

• Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid – Spain

• Museo Thyssen – Bornemisza, Madrid – Spain

• Museum Kampa, Prague – Czech Republic

• National Gallery, London – UK

• Palace of Versailles – France

• Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam – The Netherlands

• The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg – Russia

• State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow – Russia

• Tate Britain, London – UK

• Uffizi Gallery, Florence – Italy

• Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam – The Netherlands

Overall, the Art Project is certainly an awesome product by Google. If you are an art enthusiast, this might as well become your most frequently visited Google service each day.