He described the project as “another piece in the mosaic of how we need to think about accessibility of our cultural institutions,” and said it extends the wave of innovative online programming spurred by pandemic shutdowns. New McNay Art Museum director Matthew McLendon praised the Google Arts and Culture project for creating new paths of accessibility to the world’s cultural institutions. Credit: Courtesy / Google Arts & CultureĪny cultural nonprofit can join the platform, she said, “so long as they have a collection to share and stories to tell.” A Google form is available on the site for institutions to inquire about joining. Google Arts and Culture’s page on San Antonio provides multiple tools to explore the city. Tubach described the newly launched page as “phase one,” saying that her team hopes to keep growing the project with more San Antonio partners. Institutions featured include the San Antonio Botanical Garden, the Alamo, Briscoe Western Art Museum, San Antonio Museum of Art, McNay Art Museum, Ruby City, the Contemporary at Blue Star, Port San Antonio, Witte Museum, San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum, San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, the Holocaust Memorial of San Antonio and Casa Navarro among 19 current partners.Įach contributed stories of the city’s past and present, from lunch counter desegregation at the downtown Walgreens in 1960 to achieving UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy status in 2017. Joaquin Castro provided recommendations and opened doors to city leaders, Tubach said.Īt the announcement, Mayor Ron Nirenberg thanked the Google Arts and Culture team for “making San Antonio’s beauty available worldwide.” Pointing toward the various cultural partners involved in the project, including the city’s Department of Arts and Culture, Nirenberg said San Antonio’s “secret sauce is collaboration and teamwork.” The staff recommended other institutions to contact, and the office of U.S.
Tubach and her New York-based team began the project two years ago by contacting the Villa Finale Museum and Gardens, thanks to its membership in the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In demonstrating the site during the Friday morning announcement, Tubach marveled at the 600 public sculptures stationed throughout the city, pointing out the street view capabilities of Google Maps and the “virtual stroll” capacity of 360-degree imaging as ways to engage with information on the site. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription.
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