![]() ![]() And the possibilities keep expanding with the addition of newer technologies like virtual reality. View Monet’s famous water lilies in super-high “gigapixel” resolution and zoom in to see his layered brushstrokes-then visit Monsieur Monet’s real-life garden to see his inspiration.įrom “gigapixel” images to Street View inside museums, today’s museums, galleries and theatres are turning to technology to help reach new audiences and inspire them with art and culture. Starting today, you can descend through the famous rotunda of the Guggenheim museum in New York-a piece of art in itself-thanks to special aerial Street View imagery, or stroll the grand halls of the world’s heaviest building, the Palace of Parliament in Romania. Today, on our fifth birthday, the Google Cultural Institute has grown to include the collections of more than 1,000 museums and cultural institutions, with over 60 new ones added just today. Five years ago, the first 17 museums brought online a few hundred artworks so that anyone in the world could explore paintings, records and artifacts no matter where they were. Left: Van Gogh’s self-portrait (Chicago), right: a street art re-interpretation (Amsterdam)īut with the Google Cultural Institute, it’s all just a few clicks away. ![]() Posted by Jacquelline Fuller, Director of We hope that by supporting these nonprofits, we can help people like Ahmed on the next step of their journey. Many organizations and their staff are doing incredible work in very difficult circumstances to help with this crisis. Nonprofits can apply today on this website. For example, they can run an educational game for children, a language course for younger adults or even feature information about the asylum application process on a pre-installed homepage. And they can be configured and managed by a central administrator (in this case the nonprofits) to offer relevant programs, content and materials depending on the situation. They’re automatically kept up to date with the latest features, apps and virus protection. They can be easily set up to run education or language learning apps. So today, we’re making a $5.3 million grant to support the launch of Project Reconnect, a program by NetHope to equip nonprofits working with refugees in Germany with Chromebooks, in order to facilitate easier access to education for refugees like Ahmed.Ĭhromebooks have proven to be a good fit for education purposes. ![]() But we also wanted to do something to help with refugees’ long-term challenges, such as the need for access to information and education. Last fall, we shared how we’re supporting organizations on the frontline of providing essential humanitarian relief support. But soon enough, they have to learn the local language, acquire skills to work in a new country, and figure out a way to continue their studies-all in an effort to reclaim and reconnect with the lives they had before. Now safe in Berlin, his dream is to continue his studies and eventually become a teacher at a university in Germany.Īs they make it through a dangerous journey, the first thing refugees need is to find shelter, food and access to care. He left his family and his studies-everything-behind to find a better future in Europe. Last year he was forced to leave his hometown because of the war that has forced millions of his compatriots out of their country. Ahmed is an economics student from Aleppo in Syria. ![]()
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