Google Arts & Culture 101 Presented by Sarah Burris Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington Google Arts & Culture 101 Presented by Sarah Burris Community Relations and Marketing Coordinator Northwest Regional Library System

Features resources from various museums and cultural institutions! https://artsandculture.google.com/ Features resources from various museums and cultural institutions!

EXPLORE Museum Collections Art Camera 360° videos Stories Historical Figures and Events Street Views of Famous Sites and Landmarks EXPLORE

Online Exhibits including photos, videos, and more!

Primary Resources organized in one place.

FDR’s D-Day Prayer, June 6, 1944 World War II Video: American commentated account of the Normandy landings, 1944 FDR’s D-Day Prayer, June 6, 1944 Forged Identity Card 1941/1945

https://artsandculture.google.com/project/360-videos Google 360° Videos https://artsandculture.google.com/project/360-videos Watch videos, performances and stories. Some are VR (Virtual Reality) compatible with Google Cardboard!

Download Google Arts & Culture App to phone. Watch 360° VR Videos with Google Cardboard!

ART View pieces from around the world in higher detail that you would experience in the museum. You can create an account – save your Favorites Create collections

Search Artist Museum Art Title Favorite Copy Link Share Details about Artwork

You can EXPLORE artworks, zooming in to see detailed brushstrokes.

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COLLECT your favorites!

It’s All About That Res High Resolution Images Many close-up photos are taken of the piece in high resolution and then stitched together. Example shows camera locked in one position. The painting can move to keep consistency. National Gallery of Art Imaging Studio Sebastiano Ricci The Last Supper, 1713 / 1714 Painting

SLIGHT Google Arts has lead to better access to High Resolution images on museum websites.

in Public Domain/Open Access THOUSANDS OF IMAGES in Public Domain/Open Access Some museums do request you to attribute the source of the image. Example: Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program. National Gallery of Art https://images.nga.gov/en/page/show_home_page.html The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection Yale University Art Gallery https://artgallery.yale.edu/collection/search J. Paul Getty Museum Open Content http://search.getty.edu/gateway/landing Rijksmuseum (Netherlands) https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en

Creative Commons Zero (CC0) Used for both personal OR commercial purposes without limitation. Public Domain – Artwork created by an artist who died 70 years ago. Museums want to share to increase art education and appreciation! AMAZING!! Image “The Electric Shock” Anonymous (1855 – 1865) from the Rijksmuseum

Encourages Creativity!! File size for download depends on museum – think of the possibilities!! Rijksmuseum Public Domain jpegs are 4500 x 4500 pixels on average! Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en

Bring Museums to the Library Print posters for Library Art Exhibit. Italian Renaissance Impressionism Photography (Mathew Brady or Dorothea Lange) Print for in-house book displays. Teaching tools for Art History or History Class. Share with patrons if they are looking for images. Additional Questions? Email the museum directly! Book Display Backdrops Boating / Adventure / Ocean / Japan / Nature Katsusika Hokusai, The Great Wave (c 1830-32) Metropolitan Museum of Art

FREE Art History eBooks too! MetPublications Getty Publications Virtual Library National Gallery of Art Backlist Titles

Questions?! Sarah Burris sburris@nwrls.com Community Relations and Marketing Coordinator Northwest Regional Library System