Google Arts & Culture

Google Arts & Culture is a window to thousands of cultural institutions in dozens of countries that showcases the artistic and cultural heritage of humanity.

Google brings art to your phone

Among all the non-productive applications developed by Google is the interesting Google Arts

The largest museum in the world is in your Android

This app could be called the largest museum in the world. It is not for nothing that we can take a walk here, surrounded by thousands of works of art and all kinds of cultural testimonies created by the people. More than 1,200 museums from over 80 countries participated in this project and made their collections available to Google for inclusion in the app's database. In this way, the user can visit them through photos, videos and virtual reality visits in high definition images.

To complete the experience, the app also offers various gimmicks, such as the ability to take selfies in the style of well-known image styles, or puzzle games to have fun reconstructing iconic works of art. It is constantly evolving and becoming more and more important for anyone who wants to get closer to the cultural heritage of mankind over the centuries, from the comfort of their Android device, without having to travel.

These are the main features:

• Visit dozens of art galleries in awe-inspiring ways.
• Discover all kinds of artworks in high definition.
• Enjoy 360 degree videos.
• Visit museums in virtual reality tours.
• Visit iconic landmarks with Street View customization for this app.
• Explore the different cultural epochs based on the artistic epoch and their colors.
• Discover what the true greatness of artworks looks like.
• Search for artwork based on the colors in your photo with Color Palette.
• Discover portraits from the history of painting that look like you with Art Selfie.
• Take photos of yourself and turn them into classic works of art with Art Transfer.
• Recognize artworks using your device's camera.
• Here you will find a selection of expertly curated exhibitions.
• Save and group galleries to share with your contacts.
• Find museums and exhibitions near you.
• Receive notifications of any new content available in the app.
• Translate in real time the content of exhibitions that are not in your language.

What's new in the latest version?

• The icon design has been changed.

Requirements and further information:

• Minimum operating system requirements: Android 5.0.