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A nonprofit news agency promoting social justice. Seeking answers to the question:
How do we make democracy work for the poor?
11 Jun 2011
Ever wish you lived in a city that hosted great art museums? Wish no more. A bright young man from Google has invented an online "museum of museums," so anybody with Internet access can explore some of the best museums in the world and view some of the most famous artworks ever produced.
Amit Sood, creator of the Google Art Project, negotiated with 17 museums from nine countries, among them the Tate in Britain and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, to make their artworks available to an online public.
In the clip above he offers a demonstration of how the website works.
The project was initiated to overcome the problem of access to museums for people who do not live in countries and cities that host such museums.
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