London’s National Gallery of Art on the iPhone
arybin on Jun 17 2009 at 2:24 pm | Filed under: Images on the Web, Innovative Technology, Museums
Collections from London’s National Gallery are the first to ever be accessible via a downloadable iPhone application. iPhone owners can now explore the museum’s galleries from anywhere in the world using a free (for a limited time) Pentimento application called Love Art.
Making use of special iPhone features such as its large touch-screen, zoom, Rolodex and scrollable menus, Love Art offers a playful exploration of the collection, together with informative commentaries. The paintings are showcased to the best advantage using high-resolution images on the iPhone’s excellent-quality screen. Due to a tactile interface the experience gained through this application is not only highly enjoyable, but also lets you zoom in to see details that are often missed.
For more information, read this review from Applelinks, or see the National Gallery’s page about Love Art.
2 Responses to “London’s National Gallery of Art on the iPhone”
The Brooklyn Museum has had an iPhone application available freely for download for nearly a month: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/tag/iphone
Thanks for the link! A similar app is also available from Duke University:
http://news.duke.edu/2009/06/iphone.html