New From Google’s Cultural Institute: 42 Online Exhibitions From Museums and Other Partners

From the Official Google Blog:

Today you can discover 42 new online historical exhibitions telling the stories behind major events of the last century, including Apartheid, D-Day and the Holocaust. The stories have been put together by 17 partners including museums and cultural foundations who have drawn on their archives of letters, manuscripts, first-hand video testimonials and much more. Much of the material is very moving—and some is on the Internet for the first time.

Partners Include:

• Africa Media Online
• Anne Frank House
• Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
• The Bancroft Library
• Fondation France Israel
• Getty Images
• Imperial War Museums
• Istituto Luce Cinecittà
• LIFE Photo Collection
• Mairie de Paris
• May Events Archive
• Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory
• Polish History Museum
• Smithsonian Freer|Sackler
• South African History Archive
• Steve Biko Foundation
• Yad Vashem

The historical collections are the latest chapter in the work of the Google Cultural Institute, following the Dead Sea Scrolls, Art Project, World Wonders and the Nelson Mandela archives. We’re working closely with museums, foundations and other archives around the world to make more cultural and historical material accessible online and by doing so preserve it for future generations.

Other Projects From the Google Cultural Institute Include:

• La France en Relief
• Le Pavillion de l’Arsenal
• Versailles 3D

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