Google Cultural Institute brings Pakistan’s history and culture online

Six institutions join online platform, adding over 400 new artifacts and 12 new exhibitions to Google’s virtual museum

Google Cultural Institute Pakistan held a press event in Lahore to present the efforts of bringing Pakistani history and culture online where they unveiled new online exhibits from six Pakistani institutions Lahore Museum, Mohatta Palace Museum, Walled City of Lahore Authority, Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, Fakir Khana Museum, AAN Collection.

The six organizations are adding over 400 new items and 12 special exhibits to Google’s online platform, including the rare Fasting Siddartha sculpture dated to 200 BCE and re-discovered in a 19th century excavation.

With the first Google Street View images in Pakistan, it’s also now possible to virtually wander through over 12 historical sites, including the streets of the Walled City of Lahore as suggested in our earlier post.

This marks the first time the Google Cultural Institute has worked with Pakistani institutions to bring their exhibits onto the platform. The Google Cultural Institute has been partnering with art and cultural institutions in Asia since 2012. You can check all those collections at wonders of Pakistan.

Ann Lavin, Director Public Policy & Government Affairs at Google Asia Pacific said

The mission of the Google Cultural Institute is to make the world’s heritage accessible for global audiences and to preserve it digitally for generations to come.

Pakistan is brimming with a rich historical and cultural heritage, with stories and artifacts that we are keen to preserve for future generations. We are honored to work with these iconic institutions to bring their unique collections online through the power of technology. When technology meets art and culture, amazing things happen.

The Google Cultural Institute (google.com/culturalinstitute), which features over 6 million cultural objects from over 800 partners worldwide, aims to increase the range and volume of material from the cultural world that is available for people to explore online, and in doing so, to make it accessible and preserve it for future generations.

The six new collections from Pakistan showcase a wide range of artwork and treasures that truly embody the country’s unique heritage, from its Mughal empire architecture to its modern day contemporary art.

You can check all the wonders at this link g.co/pakistanculture.