The Google Cultural Institute is a dynamic set of stunningly beautiful collections. The purpose of the Cultural Institute is to help preserve and promote culture online. Google has created this site
to provide a visually rich and interactive online experience for telling cultural stories in new ways. Discover exhibits by expert curators, find artifacts, view photographs, read original manuscripts, watch videos, and more.”
My introduction was through the Art Project. I’m sorry I didn’t make note of the Google curator who led us through the Google Hangout tour
of beautiful works of art from museums around the world. I think I was too swept away by the possibilities of virtual museum tours for students.
The Art Project is just one component of the Cultural Institute. How about having at your fingertips the opportunity to view a selection of books Nelson Mandela received both in prison and during his political career, including the inscriptions supporters wrote on the inside pages of the books. Or how about a visit to Anne Frank, her life, her diary, her legacy? Or the Fall of the Berlin Wall, revelation not revolution?
Thank you, Google, for your commitment to “building tools that make it simple to tell the stories of our diverse cultural heritage and make them accessible worldwide.”