On Google Arts & Culture, virtual visitors can wander the halls and take in the sights of over 50 natural history institutions from around the world, which Google has partnered with for this initiative.
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It can all be accessed online or through the Google Arts & Culture app on iOS and Android, and with the latter option, the StreetView and 360-degree content can be viewed through Google Cardboard or Gear VR.
Execs say the initiative is created to inspire the public to think critically about nature, while advancing the frontiers of scientific research.
“We want to show as many people as possible the treasures that exist inside the NHM Vienna, and maybe encourage them to come and visit the museum in person”, the museum’s director Christian Köberl said in a press release. Google recommends checking it out with a viewer like Cardboard for the best experience.
Google’s Street View technology lets users walk around the museum remotely, while gigapixel photography displays artwork in unparalleled detail.
The museum has joined up with Google to create a virtual reality experience.
Around 60 scientists work at the Natural History Museum, carrying out research in a wide range of fields related to earth sciences, life sciences and human sciences.
Highlights of the platform will include the launch of seven new Google expeditions, 43,000 historic artefacts that are digitized and preserved as well as 31 exhibitions and much more.
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“We’ll look at how people use the content and that will inform how we spend our money wisely in digitising content for the future”. “Can we see evidence of climate change?” Now the company has teamed up with the Natural History Museum (London), the American Museum of Natural History (New York), the Museum für Naturkunde (Berlin), and dozens more to showcase interactive stories, hundreds of thousands of photos and videos, and more than 30 virtual tours.
