Google is trying to ramp up its street cred. The tech giant is adding more than 5,000 images of public art to its Google Art Project searchable worldwide database, allowing people an easy way to see ...

Google may have set out to "organize the world's information," but thanks to the creativity of a huge variety of artists, designers, hackers and other tinkerers it’s become something else: an art ...

Gone are the days of jet-setting to galleries in Manhattan, Florence, London, or Madrid. As of yesterday, all you need to become a museum maven is an Internet connection. Google Art Project, the ...

Yesterday, Google unveiled "Art Project," an expansive new website that takes users inside 17 of the world's most renowned museums, from London's National Gallery to Florence's Uffizi, using the same ...

The company that wants to make the world accessible can check another department off its list: fine art. Google debuted the Google Art Project on Tuesday, a collection compiled of artwork from 17 ...

When Bruegel painted more than 500 years ago, could he have imagined that one day, a dozen generations down the road, his paintings would be viewed on a practically microscopic scale? Such is the ...

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Google has announced a collaboration with 17 of the world’s most acclaimed art museums that lets people view over 1,000 high res artwork images and 17 "gigapixel" images while taking a virtual stroll ...

Google today announced the launch of a new app for devices with Chrome OS — like a Chromebook, for example — that displays a different work of art from the Google Cultural Institute as your wallpaper ...

Google is launching a new version of its Art Selfie app. Art Selfie 2 can transform your selfies into over 25 different art styles. The app will also present you with facts about the art style used ...

Who can say why some gimmicks take off and others flop? But the Google Arts & Culture app tapped into the zeitgeist over the weekend, until it seemed like just about everyone with access to a camera ...

Google unveils a new tool that lets people use its StreetView interface to explore 17 of the world's most famous art museums. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who has covered ...