Technology widens horizons for little-known Chinese museums

Exhibits displayed in lesser known Chinese museums will soon attract a wider audience base from across the world with the help of modern technology.

Five more Chinese institutions, Hubei Provincial Museum, Huaren Contemporary Art Museum in Chongqing, Long Museum in Shanghai, Nationalities Museum of Central University for Nationalities in Beijing and Suzhou Museum in Jiangsu province, have been included in the Google Cultural Institute. With this the number of Chinese cultural institutions working with Google has reached 15.

With the addition of five new partners, Google Cultural Institute will hold more than 40 new digital exhibitions, provide over 1,300 new high-resolution images and organize five new museum view tours this year. Google's new gigapixel technology, which is 1,000 times clearer than the 1-million-pixel cameras, will make it possible for online viewers to see each and every detail of artwork shown on its platform.