Kolkata's Victoria Memorial Hall on Google Art Project soon

The others from India are the National Museum and the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.


"We have signed an agreement with Google and a team will soon visit us to shoot the video of the Hall. We will upload 120 artworks that are part of the Hall's art collection... we are hoping by January it will be on the platform," the Hall's curator Jayanta Sengupta told IANS.

The cyber platform (christened Google Institute of Culture) enables users not only to view high resolution images from various museums but also allows them to compile their own collection.

Besides, they can learn about the history, the artists and other details of the art-pieces.

Enthusiasts can go for the popular walkthrough feature to tour the galleries and exhibits.

"It will showcase our collection globally and will be an upgraded experience...it will show to the world what we are really about," said Sengupta.