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A museum without walls: How the Met is bringing its ancient collection online

sudshr47 October 25, 2018

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The baby Jesus in Italian sculptor Luca della Robbia’s “Madonna and Child with Scroll” is surprisingly…sassy. Wrapped in his placid mother’s arms, he even seems to be serving a “girl, please” side-eye. His whole figure is full of personality and detail; his baby hands and ears, though porcelain, look chubby enough to bite. Up close — very up close — he even has baby teeth.

On October 4, Joe Coscia, Jr., the Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s quiet but devoted chief photographer, undertook the task of capturing the Madonna, and her child with their scroll, digitally. 

“How often do you get to photograph a della Robbia?” Coscia said while he worked. “Maybe once in a lifetime — twice if you’re lucky.” Read more…

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Thanks to Google, you can now view Frida Kahlo’s artwork from the comfort of your home

sudshr47 May 25, 2018

There’s nothing quite like going to a museum to view a retrospective of a renowned artist. But for those who cannot do so, Google’s offered up a neat solution. 
The Arts & Culture arm of the tech company has worked with museums and collectio…

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You can now explore a magical ‘Harry Potter’ exhibit on Google Arts & Culture app

sudshr47 February 27, 2018

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Google is bringing a world of magic artefacts into the digital space.

Last year, the British Library opened their exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic. We went to check it out back in October and we left bitterly disappointed that magic really truly doesn’t exist — but the exhibition itself was fantastic. 

The physical exhibition is due to close February 28, but in partnership with Google Arts & Culture, the British Library has now made it accessible online. Ten original exhibits in six languages — English, Spanish, French, German, Hindi and Brazilian Portuguese — are now available to peruse using the dark magic that is Google. Read more…

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This app tells you which museum art you look like and it’s way too real

sudshr47 January 13, 2018

Every so often an app takes hold of web culture to the point where you can’t help but notice its presence every time you scroll through your feeds. This time, it’s the Google Arts and Culture app.
Though the app launched in 2016, a new feature that c…

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