Online museum to showcase Britain's hidden art
- Published: 15 Nov 2012 at 17.47
- Online news: World
Britain has some of the best galleries in the world, but the vast majority of the oil paintings in public ownership have for decades been hidden away in private offices or storage. Until now.
A woman takes a picture of a friend in front of a painting by British artist David Hockney at an exhibition at the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum in Spain in May 2012. By the end of the year, 210,000 paintings in Britain will have been dusted off and photographed for inclusion in a ground-breaking online museum, accessible to members of the public at just a click of a button.
By the end of the year, 210,000 paintings will have been dusted off and photographed for inclusion in a ground-breaking online museum, accessible to members of the public at just a click of a button.
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