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It is a fine thing to be able to study a Rembrandt while in your underwear
WHEN Google launched Street View in 2007, the debate it sparked was mainly about privacy and ensuring those pesky engineers were not peering inside our homes. Now, with the Google Art Project, 17 of the most esteemed museums in Europe and America have let Google inside. The engineers essentially used the Street View technology indoors, filming paintings in a number of unexpected ways (sometimes using ladders and bicycles, as this brilliant video shows). Users have a 360-degree view of galleries with an option to zoom in or out. An array of extras includes details on floor plans, some multimedia and an excellent search. The result is...