Google Launches Cultural Institute App; Now Browse Museums Like Never Before

The new tools will help art lovers in India and across the globe discover works and artifacts from thousands of museums present in more than 70 countries:

  • Search for anything, from the history of the Nalanda University, India’s newest World Heritage Site, topanoramic imagery of its excavation.
  • Scroll through art by time –  discover artworks by Abanindranath Tagore, one of the founders of modern Indian painting.
  • Browse by color and learn about how Amrita Sher-Gil’s palette changed through her journeys between India and Europe.

Further, making India’s rich cultural heritage come live,  Google Cardboard, gives users the opportunity to take a virtual tour of the Sanskriti Museum, established in 1978, a home to one of the largest collections of Indian art and craft.

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