In a bid to inspire art enthusiasts around the world to brush up their art knowledge and become art experts, Google today announced the latest updates on Search and Maps driving newer ways to experience artworks online.
Starting today, when you search for art-related things, you’ll have access to more relevant results and the ability to dive deeper into topics of interest. Google has also added a new feature in Panoramic View that gives you key insights about the artworks on your virtual museum visits.
With more than 500 million art-related searches on Google, the Google Arts & Culture team worked with Google Search engineers to improve systems understanding in recognition of artworks, the places you can see them in person, the artists who made them, the materials they used, the art period they belong to; thus, delivering a much more refined and relevant results to art related queries.
Next time you search for an artist like M.F. Husain, Google Search will pull up an interactive Knowledge Panel that will highlight ways you can explore on a deeper level, like seeing a collection of the artist’s works or even scrolling through the museums where you can view the paintings on the wall. And for some pieces, you can click through to see picture-perfect high-resolution imagery right from Google Arts & Culture.
Google Arts & Culture, your virtual museum guide
Using machine learning capabilities, Google has also introduced new updates to Maps to enhance your virtual tour experience and make it more informative. Now as you walk through the rooms of the museums including Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai or National Museum in New Delhi on Google Maps you’ll see clear and useful annotations on the wall next to each piece. Clicking on these annotations will bring you to a new page with more information provided by hundreds of the world’s renowned museums. You’ll also be able to zoom into high-resolution imagery—getting you closer to these iconic works than you ever thought possible.
Google made use of visual recognition software to scan the walls of participating museums all over the world, identifying and categorizing more than 15,000 works.
So, if you are among those who gets intrigued by piece of art or curious to know more about artworks from around the world, you are set to have a delightful experience.
