Partners Google and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem have launched a new website to closely examine the Dead Sea Scrolls. Not to panic if you don’t read Hebrew — the site offers English translations of the Great Isaiah Scroll in two ways: either read a dual translation here or click on a specific passage while…
The living room from Charles and Ray Eames’ iconic house has been meticulously taken apart and re-assembled at LACMA, as part of the exhibition California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way”. The LA Times has a great back story, plus a timelapse video of the disassembling of the living room. It had remained preserved…
The Smithsonian Institution Archives has introduced The Bigger Picture, their online portal to the records of the history of the Institution. Of the over 17,000 records online so far, roughly 5,400 contain digital media — with more to come. The Smithsonian encourages educational use of these images with proper citation; see the Rights and Reproductions…
ARTstor has collaborated with Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN) and Art Resource to secure 12,000 images. These will include works from the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, and 26 other French institutions. The first installment of 4,000 has just been launched. Read the full description in the release here. You can browse the images here.