Explore the Museums of the World - Google Art Project

I have been working in instructional technology for the past 10 years. During that time I have experienced the development of some amazing instructional tools. The Google Art Project goes directly to my "best of" list of innovative web-based tools!



The Google Art Project uses Google Earth street view technology to allow visitors to take virtual tours of the top museums in the world. Visitors can navigate the hallways, zoom in on art work to see the details of the brush strokes, view information about the artist, and build a personal art collection. There are so many great features to this site . I embedded a YouTube video that provides a short introduction to this site. It is well worth the three minutes it takes to view it. The video is from YouTube so if necessary you may to use a firewall override? (Jefferson Teachers please use your firewall login to bypass the filter)

Here is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GThNZH5Q1yY

Take a Virtual Tour of the Louvre

The Louvre is offering virtual tours through the following website link

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/visite_virtuelle.jsp?bmLocale=e.

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Virtual tours are available for the following departments:

	Virtual Tours
		Near Eastern Antiquities
		Egyptian Antiquities
		Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
		Islamic Art
		Sculptures
		Decorative Arts
		Paintings
		Prints and Drawings
		Architectural Views
		Medieval Louvre

Students can navigate their way through the hallways. By right clicking you can zoom in on a display. This is an amazing opportunity to visit one of the most well-known museums in the world.

Enjoy!