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GOOGLEART WRAP (PIX AVAILABLE)
By Andrea Hayward
CANBERRA, April 4 AAP - In the click of a mouse, art lovers can now access 30,000 art works by 6000 artists from 151 cultural institutions in 85 cities and 40 countries, on their computer screen.
Six Australian galleries, including the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Rock Art Research Centre of Griffith University have joined the international Google Art Project.
It allows anyone with an internet connection to access works from pieces from the Musee d'Orsay in France, the Islamic Museum of Qatar, an extensive catalogue of Australian indigenous art and Maori art.
Google Australia and New...