1. 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

2. Features resources from various museums and cultural institutions!
Features resources from various museums and cultural institutions!

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

4. Online Exhibits
including photos, videos, and more!

5. Primary Resources organized in one place.

6. 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

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

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

9. 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

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

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

12. Move slide over

13. COLLECT your favorites!

14. 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

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

16. 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
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Yale University Art Gallery
J. Paul Getty Museum Open Content
Rijksmuseum (Netherlands)

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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? the museum directly!
Book Display Backdrops
Boating / Adventure / Ocean / Japan / Nature
Katsusika Hokusai, The Great Wave (c )
Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

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