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A significant collection of Indian modern art is housed in the former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur in Lutyen's Delhi, which 58 years ago, became the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA). It has a new home now -- the Internet.
Now to walk by the works of masters of Indian art like Raja Ravi Varma and Abanindranath Tagore or examine MF Husain's Zameen and Tyeb Mehta's Shantiniketan Triptych, all you need is an internet connection. Recently, the NGMA and the National Museum in Delhi joined the ranks of top galleries around the world such as the Tate Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum, as part of the Google Art project .
The project, which uses high-resolution imagery to give internet users a virtual tour of galleries around the world, was launched in February with 17 museums and galleries. On Tuesday, the prestigious Indian art houses were added to the project."The art project is no longer just about the Indian student wanting to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York," Amit Sood, who leads the Google Art project, wrote in an official blog post. "It is now also about the American student wanting to visit the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi."
Ways of seeing
The project will be formally inaugurated on April 10 in Delhi where Google executives and government officials will be present. Sood was not available for comments for this story.
"Digital medium offers the best possibility to democratise art and culture," said S Ramadorai, former chief executive of Tata Consultancy Services and a keen observer of the Indian art scene. "Music, dance, art and heritage become more accessible when technology is applied."
Ramadorai, who now advises the Indian prime minister on national skill development, is the president of Sahapedia, an online encyclopaedia on Indian art and culture run by Sudha Gopalakrishnan, the founder director of the government's National Mission for Manuscripts.
As of now, the Google Art project includes more than 30,000 high-resolution artworks, with street view images for 46 museums, with more on the way, wrote Sood. The expanded art project includes the White House in Washington, DC, Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar, among others.
Street Views
Private gallery owners are excited about the project. Gita Maini, owner of Gallery G, says that this will help art buyers get an initial look at the works before making any purchase decisions. "As gallery owners, we keep encouraging people to frequent museums. This just makes it easier," said Maini.
Google had earlier run into trouble with the government when it launched its street view project, which uses similar technology in Bangalore. The project was called off following protests by state and central governments. However, this time around, the government seems to be on Google's side.
The internet giant had begun capturing images of Indian streets using specially equipped street view cars and tricycles fitted with high-resolution cameras, which allows users to virtually cruise through Indian streets using Google Maps.
The government subsequently came up with a policy according to which private and foreign users, like Google, can get remote sensing data with resolution greater than one meter after getting required permissions.
TOI
Now to walk by the works of masters of Indian art like Raja Ravi Varma and Abanindranath Tagore or examine MF Husain's Zameen and Tyeb Mehta's Shantiniketan Triptych, all you need is an internet connection. Recently, the NGMA and the National Museum in Delhi joined the ranks of top galleries around the world such as the Tate Gallery in London and the Metropolitan Museum, as part of the Google Art project .
The project, which uses high-resolution imagery to give internet users a virtual tour of galleries around the world, was launched in February with 17 museums and galleries. On Tuesday, the prestigious Indian art houses were added to the project."The art project is no longer just about the Indian student wanting to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York," Amit Sood, who leads the Google Art project, wrote in an official blog post. "It is now also about the American student wanting to visit the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi."
Ways of seeing
The project will be formally inaugurated on April 10 in Delhi where Google executives and government officials will be present. Sood was not available for comments for this story.
"Digital medium offers the best possibility to democratise art and culture," said S Ramadorai, former chief executive of Tata Consultancy Services and a keen observer of the Indian art scene. "Music, dance, art and heritage become more accessible when technology is applied."
Ramadorai, who now advises the Indian prime minister on national skill development, is the president of Sahapedia, an online encyclopaedia on Indian art and culture run by Sudha Gopalakrishnan, the founder director of the government's National Mission for Manuscripts.
As of now, the Google Art project includes more than 30,000 high-resolution artworks, with street view images for 46 museums, with more on the way, wrote Sood. The expanded art project includes the White House in Washington, DC, Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar, among others.
Street Views
Private gallery owners are excited about the project. Gita Maini, owner of Gallery G, says that this will help art buyers get an initial look at the works before making any purchase decisions. "As gallery owners, we keep encouraging people to frequent museums. This just makes it easier," said Maini.
Google had earlier run into trouble with the government when it launched its street view project, which uses similar technology in Bangalore. The project was called off following protests by state and central governments. However, this time around, the government seems to be on Google's side.
The internet giant had begun capturing images of Indian streets using specially equipped street view cars and tricycles fitted with high-resolution cameras, which allows users to virtually cruise through Indian streets using Google Maps.
The government subsequently came up with a policy according to which private and foreign users, like Google, can get remote sensing data with resolution greater than one meter after getting required permissions.
TOI
