December 3, 2023

Stitched Into Memory: the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt comes online (Google Blog)

Google Blog: Stitched Into Memory: the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt comes online. “Launching today, Stitched into Memory: The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Collection is a collaboration between the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Partnership and Google Arts & Culture. This is the first time the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt has been displayed online for the world to see, alongside oral histories and archive materials that celebrate the people remembered on the quilts. More than 40 quilts have been photographed using Google Arts & Culture’s Art Camera, a custom made camera for digitising artworks in ultra high resolution.”

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November 20, 2023

Google Blog: Explore the rich legacy of Hindi cinema

Google Blog: Explore the rich legacy of Hindi cinema. “Journey through our collection of over 7,000 cinema artifacts and learn from stories curated by our partners— or, play our first-ever Hindi cinema puzzle party game. And with the help of augmented reality technology, project the poster of your favorite Hindi movie anytime and anywhere.”

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November 12, 2023

Stitching stories: a digital ode to Mexico’s textile artisans (Google Blog)

Google Blog: Stitching stories: a digital ode to Mexico’s textile artisans. “Today we unveil Crafted in Mexico, a new hub on Google Arts & Culture celebrating our nation’s textile artisans, their enduring skills passed down through generations, and the significance of their work in the past, present and future. These creations embody rich history and craftsmanship, standing as timeless masterpieces. The project presents over 50 stories that pay tribute to these artisans, their intricate techniques, and the enduring artistry that enriches Mexico’s cultural heritage.”

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October 28, 2023

ABC News: The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation

ABC News: The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation. “Can’t come to Washington? Couldn’t get a ticket to tour the White House? Don’t worry. The White House, Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture launched a new virtual tour of the famous mansion on Friday, which is also National Civics Day. With a computer or smartphone, users will be able to spend time zooming in on all of the rooms that they would have seen had they been able to go on an in-person tour.”

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October 25, 2023

Google Blog: Explore UNESCO World Heritage in Italy’s Puglia Region

Google Blog: Explore UNESCO World Heritage in Italy’s Puglia Region. “At the heart of the Mediterranean region of Puglia, amidst picture-postcard landscapes with beautiful coastlines, a magical combination of artifacts, history, art and unspoilt nature can be found. Each of the region’s six provinces (Bari, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce, Taranto and Barletta-Andria-Tran) offers visitors a wonderful experience. In addition to its many historical cities and towns, Puglia is also home to three UNESCO World Heritage sites newly launched on Google Arts & Culture.”

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September 22, 2023

Google Blog: Get playful with art in four new cultural experiments

Google Blog: Get playful with art in four new cultural experiments. “At Google Arts & Culture we have always been committed to creating innovative ways for people to engage with culture and see things from a new perspective, such as finding your Art Selfie, making music with Viola the Bird or playing at the interface of art and AI. In pursuit of this goal, we challenged a group of talented artists and game designers to develop new experiences that allow people to approach and consider art in unique and thought-provoking ways.”

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September 7, 2023

Mashable: Google launches incredible online exhibition celebrating Black British music

Mashable: Google launches incredible online exhibition celebrating Black British music. “Entitled Union Black, the online exhibition explores the various pioneers, innovators, and movements that have deeply and undeniably influenced British culture as a whole. Through vintage photographs, historical documentaries, contemporary interviews, and other multimedia stories, Union Black presents a comprehensive and extraordinary retelling of those who have shaped the fabric of the British music scene.”

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August 12, 2023

Google Blog: Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop

Google Blog: Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop. “For hip-hop’s golden milestone, we worked with Google Arts & Culture who partnered with hip-hop experts and institutions across the board to create a ‘cultural sampler’ honoring the impact the genre has on American culture, from social equity to fashion, music videos to local city pride, old school to trap. With 30+ curated stories and 960+ high resolution photographs and videos from 9 cultural organizations, you can get a taste of the key elements of hip-hop. Read on for 7 must-see stories.”

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August 10, 2023

The Verge: Google’s Arts & Culture app adds AI-generated poem postcards

The Verge: Google’s Arts & Culture app adds AI-generated poem postcards. “Google has launched a new tool that lets you create AI-generated poem postcards based on a piece of artwork and a subject of your choice. The addition of poem postcards comes as part of Google’s broader redesign of its Arts & Culture app and its rollout of generative AI features across its other services, like text creation in Docs and the ability to generate code with AI in Sheets.”

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July 3, 2023

Leonardo da Vinci: Inside a genius mind (Google Blog)

Google Blog: Leonardo da Vinci: Inside a genius mind. “Leonardo da Vinci, the master of many disciplines, transformed humanity’s horizons through his art, science, and ingenuity. Today, in collaboration with 28 institutions from around the world, Google Arts & Culture unveils Inside a Genius Mind — the largest online retrospective dedicated to the genius of the Renaissance, showcasing his extraordinary codices alongside his artistic and scientific contributions.”

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June 12, 2023

San Antonio Express-News: Google Arts & Culture invites virtual tourists around the world to San Antonio

San Antonio Express-News: Google Arts & Culture invites virtual tourists around the world to San Antonio. “Google Arts & Culture, a rich online portal to such far-flung sites as the Frida Kahlo Museum in Mexico and the Taj Mahal in India, is adding San Antonio to the mix. San Antonio now has its own spot on the site, packed with deep dives into its attractions and people. It is the seventh city in the U.S. and the first in the Southwest to be spotlighted in depth on the platform.”

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March 9, 2023

Google Blog: Uncovering overlooked stories of women

Google Blog: Uncovering overlooked stories of women. “For International Women’s Day, Google Arts & Culture poses that question: Where are the women? This year we’ve collaborated with more than 60 renowned institutions, including the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the U.S. National Museum of Women in the Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art Bogotá, The J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Archivo General de la Nación – México, to shine a light on the untold stories of women across the globe.”

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February 22, 2023

Korea JoongAng Daily: Experience Korea’s DMZ virtually in latest Google Arts & Culture project

Korea JoongAng Daily: Experience Korea’s DMZ virtually in latest Google Arts & Culture project. “The project scale is massive: Divided into three sections — history, art and nature, the ‘DMZ’ project includes 60 online exhibitions and 5,000 historical records and stories related to the war and the zone. Highlights make up a big portion of the history and nature sections. The former essentially tells people’s stories, of the young soldiers who participated in the war and the refugees who fled to Busan, which acted as the provisional capital during the war.”

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