Google Arts and Culture site I didn't know existed

Post by Palomides » Sun, Jun 30, 2024, 11:29 PM UTC

mbivert wrote: post #20

jd3 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've mostly used Google's arts and culture site to download hi-res images of famous pieces of art for a side project of mine.

You mean, directly? I remember seeing a few download links for some images, but many of them aren't directly available (random example: [0]) But otherwise yes, it's one of the best online archive. Wikimedia & some museums's websites are good sources of high-quality material as well. [0]: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/nicolaas-rubens-wear...

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Jun 30, 2024, 11:49 PM UTC

refulgentis wrote: post #17

rwbt wrote: post #12

Seriously asking this - How did it survive so far?

Can mostly survive on autopilot, & it's s0o0o0o much easier to shut something down for not having > X0 million users, than it is to shut it down a clear charity case because it doesn't make money. (it's not supposed to!) After 7 years there, the greatest lesson I walked away with is motivated reasoning really matters.

Post by virgulino » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 12:04 AM UTC

filleduchaos wrote: post #4

I first stumbled on this site over half a decade ago, and it's nice to see it's still going. There's genuine effort to collaborate with locals to produce curated content - see for example the city showcase of Lagos, Nigeria: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/creative-lagos I unironically think it's Google's greatest contribution to media in the 2010s.

Post by buildbot » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 12:15 AM UTC

refulgentis wrote: post #17

rwbt wrote: post #12

Seriously asking this - How did it survive so far?

Can mostly survive on autopilot, & it's s0o0o0o much easier to shut something down for not having > X0 million users, than it is to shut it down a clear charity case because it doesn't make money. (it's not supposed to!) After 7 years there, the greatest lesson I walked away with is motivated reasoning really matters.

Post by buildbot » Mon, Jul 01, 2024, 12:18 AM UTC

shermantanktop wrote: post #9

Seattle’s “nearby” feature lists usual suspects but also the Rubber Chicken museum at Archie McPhee’s, a defunct “Bad Art Museum,” a selfie museum, an NFT museum, a coffee museum… I’m no fine art snob but this looks like it’s powered by a keyword search result.