British Museum exhibits viewable online thanks to Google partnership
by Mark Brown Arts correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#TC35)
Google Cultural Institute digitises nearly 5,000 objects to allow virtual tour of museum
From the Carnelian seal-stone of the Vehdin-Shapur to a 20th-century squirrel parka worn by the Yup'ik of Alaska, the British Museum and Google have announced details of a digital partnership allowing people to view in detail nearly 5,000 objects online.
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