Welcome to Google Art Project
Google Art Project can be accessed either through this link, the button above, or by going to any search engine and typing in, "Google Art Project." This is part of the larger Google project called Google Cultural Institute, which is working to create a cultural atmosphere online and enables those who wouldn't normally have access to art and culture where they currently live, to be able to travel from their computer.
This website is amazing because Google has worked to create a solid art history atmosphere. They have made high definition photographs of artworks around the world and uploaded them to this site. The idea is that you can get up close and see the details of these pieces like you would in a museum. It makes museum collections in Germany and Japan alike accessible and visible.
The site starts on the screen pictured above and there are a couple different directions you can go from there.
This website is amazing because Google has worked to create a solid art history atmosphere. They have made high definition photographs of artworks around the world and uploaded them to this site. The idea is that you can get up close and see the details of these pieces like you would in a museum. It makes museum collections in Germany and Japan alike accessible and visible.
The site starts on the screen pictured above and there are a couple different directions you can go from there.
You can look at the different museum collections available, you can search through art by artist or artwork title, or you can look through user galleries. These are galleries made by either museums or other users on Google Art Project. There are a community of art lovers creating collections of art that they would like to see and you can look at what other people are curating. You can also go to My Galleries and make your own collection!The drop down menu on the far left can also be used to look at Featured Projects on the site or interesting topics to look into, like Made in Japan, Black History and Culture, and Street Art. I love this option because it gives you a direction to start looking at art and learning about certain pieces within a topic of interest.
The Women in Culture page starts with Freda and moves through other historical events and images: |
You can also go to the menu at the bottom of the page to access these options:
Which enable you to either share a piece or page with others on social media, allows you to save the content to look at later, and also lets you compare pieces like you might in an Art History class or paper:
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So How Does this Affect Global Connections?
Well to be very obvious, this program enables you to access art and history from around the world with visuals and other digital features. These things couple to make museums accessible for students who cannot fly to Paris and Rome, and it also gives them features to share with classmates. I especially like this program because you can create your own collection. Students can collect things they love and make coherent curatorial decisions for projects. This would add an element of fun that looking at Art History slides on a screen just can't do.
I also love the global approach. On the home page you can access collections from around the world with the click of a button, enabling students to broaden their world views.
I also love the global approach. On the home page you can access collections from around the world with the click of a button, enabling students to broaden their world views.
I like this program for students who maybe learn better alone because there is autonomy in creating a collection but then they can share it with the whole class later on. I also think that this would help attract students to art, whether just to look at it or learn from it. It would be great for visual learners and students who like to be creative. It's fairly user friendly, and with a brief teacher tutorial, I think kids as young as 2nd grade could handle creating collections. As for content, art can have nudity and other sensitive subjects, so if that is of concern maybe see what there is on the site first, or as a teacher, create your own collection to then show your students.
The best part about this for older students of high school age who have smart phones, you can download the Google Arts and Culture app to continue looking at and saving art from your handheld device. I think older students would like the ability to use their phones for this type of project.
The best part about this for older students of high school age who have smart phones, you can download the Google Arts and Culture app to continue looking at and saving art from your handheld device. I think older students would like the ability to use their phones for this type of project.