Google Art Project - The museum doesn't buy tickets, doesn't close and doesn't ... queue up

Google has officially launched their ambitious virtual museum project at googleartproject.com.

Activating into this address, users are completely free to 'watch ' and enjoy over 1,000 artworks being stored at 17 major museums and exhibitors around the world. The public can enjoy digitized artwork at a resolution of 7 billion pixels.

The state-of-the-art processing technology allows you to examine every detail of beautiful paintings, feel every color layer, stretch marks, even discover extremely delicate details that if enjoyed at the museum With the mind of a simple visitor, it is not easy to experience. In addition, Google also provides features that allow users to create custom collections and share via social networking channels such as Facebook and Twitter to connect global art lovers.

However, Google's Art Project (APG) has not yet expanded its network of affiliated museums, information about the work and the author is still quite sketchy. Even a lot of extreme comments suggest that this project and other virtual museum projects will kill the standard enjoyment of the real public works.