Google's new Arts & Cultures app masterfully combines Google’s existing technology and art from over a thousand museums across 70 countries to create an immersive experience on Android and iOS smartphones.
Available now on Google Play and App Store, the Arts & Culture app uses Google Photos technology to scan art pieces using colors and subject, and lets users scroll through them using a timeline. Images of these pieces of art have been uploaded in high quality, allowing users to get up close to them and admire the details.
Using technology we’ve seen used in Google Cardboard, users of the app can virtually tour the street art scene in Rome or travel 2,500 years back in time and look around the ancient Greek temple of Zeus.
There are also Street View-like tours available, where you can drag the image around with your finger and tap to move through the exhibit or location, as if you were navigating Google Maps' Street View.
Taking a page from Google Goggles, the app has a feature called “Art Recognizer,” which works at select galleries including London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery, Sydney’s Art Gallery of New South Wales, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. This feature lets the app recognize pieces of art just by pointing a camera at them and lets it retrieve information regarding the art as well.
Finally, the new app will also let you check out a museum’s page to find out opening times, what exhibits are there, and more, like Google Maps.
Sources: Hardwarezone
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