Author: tchabolla

  • Upcoming Artstor Digital Library Feature Changes

    Artstor has announced they will make changes to current features in the Digital Library with a new release this summer that includes an improved platform with a redesigned interface and streamlined features. They will retire a number of personal uploads such as notes, citations, and saved searches, so visit here to learn how to save…

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  • An in-depth way to explore the Garden of Earthly Delights

    It’s been available for awhile, but we recently discovered this amazing interactive tool and wanted to promote it.  The Prado Museum developed an “audio-visual journey” of Heironymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights, which can be explored through a variety of means.  You can watch the full documentary, take a tour, or explore on your…

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  • Bard Graduate Center exhibition installation images now in Artstor

    Artstor announced that the Bard Graduate Center has released 2,500 images of exhibitions installed in their Gallery. The Bard Graduate Center is an academic unit of Bard College that offers advanced degrees in decorative arts, design history, and material culture and the Gallery is an intimate environment for viewing loan exhibitions curated by the Center’s…

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  • Houses of Parliament virtual tour

    Explore some of the most famous rooms in Parliament and learn more about its fascinating history and present day use. The tour will be part of Google Maps, alongside similar experiences for Buckingham Palace and the White House. Anyone with a virtual reality headset will be able to get an even more immersive experience. via The Guardian

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  • Slow Art Day: Saturday, April 8, 2017

    Slow Art Day, a global event to stop and savor works of art, will take place on Saturday, April 8. This is how it works: Sign up at a participating museum or art gallery. Locally, you can join in at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) and the Hammer Museum, UCLA. Attend and…

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  • Rijksstudio award finalists

    For the last three years the Rijksmuseum has solicited design contributions inspired by the museum collection.  Members of the public can download images and submit their creations, which you can now vote on (until April 20).   Visit the Rijksstudio site to see the 10 wonderful finalists, and cast your vote.

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