Virtual Art Museum Visits..

For most people, going to a museum and seeing the art work up close is an educational and thrilling visual experience. There are art museums and galleries all over the world but not everyone can visit them during their lifetimes. Google recently unleashed an "art project," the ability to tour museums and see famous art works up close virtually.   In minutes, one can travel through the virtual museums of the MoMA, the MET, the Palace of Versailles, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, etc...


"The Work of Art in the Age of Google"

One of the best things about being able to visit these museums virtually, is that you can move in all directions (360 degrees, street type), get super close to the paintings or artwork and actually be able to see the brush strokes made by Van Gogh in his "Starry Night" or look up at the ceiling of the Palace of Versailles for example.

Obviously, this can't be compared to actually visiting these museums and the artworks in person. There are thousands of works not even available in virtual form, but while we're all saving up our money to book a trip to Spain in order to walk through the Mueseo Reina Sofia, at least we can get a small taste of what to expect through Google's Art Project.

Google Art Project