A few years ago, several Google employees got together and asked a fateful question: What if they extended Google’s technologies of gathering and archiving information into the world of visual art? The recently launched Google Art Project is the answer to that question, taking one of the broadest steps yet in bringing the bricks-and-mortar-and-paint world of art museums to easily accessible virtual spaces. “We started thinking about how we might use Google’s technology to help museums make their art more accessible,” said Amit Sood, head of the Google Art Project.
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Art Online and Beyond
Posted by: Vivian Wagner March 17, 2011 05:00 AMA few years ago, several Google employees got together and asked a fateful question: What if they extended Google’s technologies of gathering and archiving information into the world of visual art? The recently launched Google Art Project is the answer to that question, taking one of the broadest steps yet in bringing the bricks-and-mortar-and-paint world of art museums to easily accessible virtual spaces. “We started thinking about how we might use Google’s technology to help museums make their art more accessible,” said Amit Sood, head of the Google Art Project.