Web users can access British Museum artifacts with Google’s help
The British Museum in partnership with Google has put its priceless collections online to allow web-users get a glimpse of artifacts.
Nearly 5,000 objects, from Carnelian seal stone of the Vehdin-Shapur to a 20th century squirrel parka worn by the Yup’ik of Alaska are included in the digital galleries for viewers. It also includes the famous Rosetta stone, which helped unlock the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphs, and sculpture from the Parthenon in Athens.
The deal between the museum and the Google Cultural Institute allows objects to be scrutinized by researchers around the world.
"The world today has changed, the way we access information has been revolutionized by digital technology," British Museum director Neil MacGregor said in a statement. "It is now possible to make our collection accessible, explorable and enjoyable not just for those who physically visit, but to everybody with a computer or a mobile device”.
It took about 15 months for Google staff to film the indoor Street View footage because of normal day rush hour.
Highlights from the museum's temporary exhibitions will also be available online.
Google announced a similar initiative last month that will allow users to view 500,000 works in French museum collections.
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