WASHINGTON, DC.- Through a partnership with Google Arts & Culture, the National Gallery of Art is opening its doors wider than ever with a new hub on Google Arts & Culture. To support the National Gallery's mission to welcome all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity, including those visiting the museum digitally, this hub features more than 60,000 works that span the history of Western art from the Middle Ages to today. Visitors can explore 16,000 newly accessible images, more than a dozen curated stories, an interactive game, and Street View captures with guided tours of the East and West Buildings and the 6.2-acre Sculpture Garden.

The hub enables visitors to digitally explore works by Leonardo da Vinci, Johannes Vermeer, Anne Vallayer-Coster, Benjamin West, Jacques-Louis David, and many other artists, all from the comfort of their homes and classrooms or while on the go. With Street View, visitors can take guided tours through the museum's galleries, getting a closer look at works like Georges Braque's Still Life: Le Jour and Edgar Degas's Little Dancer Aged Fourteen. A new game called "Don't Touch the Art" allows for a creative way to discover works of art while navigating the amusing challenge of not touching anything. Users can also discover the different materials artists employ, from pen, ink, and oil paint to more surprising items, like chocolate and soap.

"As the nation's art museum, we aim to make the art and experiences we provide available to the American public, no matter where they are. We are thrilled to be partnering with Google Arts & Culture to this end, allowing people everywhere to enjoy some of the world's most spectacular art in new and creative ways online," said Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery.

This initiative supports the National Gallery's mission to share its collection with the public through a robust and growing suite of digital content. This collaboration deepens Google's partnership with the National Gallery of Art and is a testament to the ability of digital tools to connect people with art and culture in exciting ways.