The Met and Google Arts & Culture celebrate 15 years of innovation
Google Blog 2026-07-14 20:00:00
Context: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Google Arts & Culture are marking 15 years of partnership by launching two new generative artificial intelligence projects. These initiatives aim to enhance the museum visit experience and allow users to explore thematic connections between artworks. The collaboration has led to the development of new technologies that make art more accessible.
Key Facts
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Google Arts & Culture have collaborated for 15 years to bring advanced technology into the galleries and transform how audiences connect with art.
- The new "Art Aura" tool, developed by the Google Arts & Culture Lab in collaboration with The Met, uses Google Gemini to allow users to explore hidden thematic connections between artworks across centuries.
- The Met recently completed its Technologist in Residence program with Julia Daser, who used Google Gemini and Vertex AI to build and test prototypes directly in the exhibition spaces with museum curators.
- The Google Arts & Culture landing page for The Met now features over 200,000 digitized objects and 50 stories, allowing users to browse the museum's collection online.
- The Art Aura experience enables users to create a personalized digital portrait based on their unique artistic taste by dragging artworks, styles, or descriptive phrases into a digital zone.