Art Project, powered by Google
http://googleartproject.com
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What is the site about?
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces. A unique collaboration with some of the world’s most acclaimed art museums to enable people to discover and view more than a thousand artworks online in extraordinary detail.
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Why was it chosen as site of the week?
- It is visually appealing, engaging and easy to use
- The website is a great means of active, investigative and project based learning
- It opens up the world of art and art museums to everyone
- The website contains an amazing amount of artworks from a wide range of museums from around the world.
- The website allows viewing of artworks at high resolution
- There is an 'info panel' with the artwork which allows you to discover more about it or find more works by that artist
- Many artworks are linked to related YouTube videos
- You can navigate through interactive floor plans and learn more about the museums.
How can it be used as an educational resource?
This extraordinary website lets you visit various art museums from around the world - virtually. Students could use this website for projects, utilising the 'Create your own collection' option.
Teachers can use the website to show examples of different artists' work. The zoom option lets you get an extremely close look at the paintings, which again can be used to show examples of different styles, colours and brush strokes.
Curriculum Mapping
Primary
Cross-curricular but mainly:
SocialArts Education: Visual Arts
Post Primary
Art
History
Transition Year
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