Google launches Open Gallery to help any museum or gallery create online exhibits

Google has been working with museums to populate its Google Cultural Institute, an online collection of virtual exhibitions from around the world. Today, it’s opening up that project to anyone who wants to create an online exhibit can do so, from independent museums to individual artists. Google’s Open Gallery tool makes it possible, letting anyone upload videos, images and Street View content, and then combining that with text to publish an interactive guided tour through a collection of cultural artifacts.  See how Colorado's Fort Collins Museum of Discovery is using it.

Try it here:
http://www.google.com/opengallery

Read More:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/10/google-open-gallery/

http://googlepolicyeurope.blogspot.com/2013/12/online-exhibitions-made-easy-with.html

Getty announces Open Content Program

In it's August 12th press release, the Getty announced that they will be lifting restrictions on the use of about 4,600 images. Images provided are JPEG files at a minimum of 300 DPI and many include embedded metadata. Check it out!

Image Importer App for Mac OSX

This tool allows Mac users to batch import a folder of images into a Powerpoint presentation.

http://depts.washington.edu/soail/wordpress/?p=258

Simply download the app and save it your computer.  When you open the app, navigate to the image folder (s) you wish to create a presentation from.  The Image Importer will automatically insert the images into a Powerpoint Presentation!

Art.sy

Art.sy is a new way to discover art you'll love, featuring work from leading partners, museums, and private collections around the world.


Art.sy's mission is to make all the world's art freely accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.  Powered by the Art Genome Project, Art.sy seeks to connect users, both non-experts and experts alike, with works of art based on their expressed interests and preferences (think Pandora for music).  Users can explore works of art using different faceted techniques, browsing by subject, art-historical movement, formal qualities (like brush stroke), and more.  All the images on the site are zoomable, but not downloadable for copyright reasons (the bulk of the content on the site is currently contemporary).  Users currently include curators, researchers, faculty, students, artists, collectors, art therapists, and general art enthusiasts.

Art.sy continues to grow-- 55+ nonprofit partners now include: The British Museum, Dallas Museum of Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Colby College, The Royal Collection, Fondation Beyeler, Calder Foundation, David Smith Estate, Walker Art Center, and others. We are also working with artists, artists’ estates, galleries, foundations, and rights organizations, to clear permissions for works to include them on the site.

The New York Times posted an article about it here.

Video channel for art and design - check out ARTtube!

"ARTtube is a collective video channel for art and design in the Netherlands and Europe".

Check out these streaming videos from ARTube that are generally produced by museums participating in the collective including  Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam,M HKA in Antwerp, Gemeentemuseum The Hague, De Pont in Tilburg and Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam 

Treasures of New York: Art Underground

PBS-Art Underground explores 25 years of the MTA Arts for Transit program. 

Treasures of New York: Art Underground features interviews with artists such as Faith Ringgold, Tom Otterness, Milton Glaser, Bill Brand, Andrea Dezsö, and Elizabeth Murray, along with master mosaicist Stephen Miotto and current and past Directors of MTA Arts for Transit, Sandra Bloodworth and Wendy Feuer.

Also, check out the Arts for Transit App. This officially licensed app provides comprehensive information about permanent artwork installed in the New York subway and rail system.

Denver Art Museum Joins Google Art Project

The Denver Art Museum has teamed up with Google Art Project and 150 other museums around the globe to share some of their favorite works. The collection features 162 artworks by 125 artists.

Denver Art Museum at Google Art Project

The DAM blog announcement states: 

View part of the DAM’s collection on Google Art Project and the DAM website's Collections pages to discover outstanding examples of what make our collection great. Included on both are objects from our noteworthy American Indian and western American art collections, along with works by masters including Claude Monet.