All around the country, museums are staging exhibitions in honor of Black History Month. But unless you've got access to a private jet, it’s nearly impossible for anyone to see them all. Luckily, the Google Cultural Institute has launched a new project in honor of Black History Month.The Institute allows the public to visit museums and cultural sites around the world from the comfort of their own laptops via a multimedia platform of slideshows and street view. Currently featured is the Black History and Culture project, telling the history of Black America from myriad perspectives.The project features 81 different exhibits that tell tales of black history through cultural artifacts, personal and historical stories, and modern and contemporary art. 51 museums and cultural organizations contributed to the project, including the Museum of African American Art in Los Angeles, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C., the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York, and the Black Archives of Mid-America in Kansas City.The collections are diverse, ranging from A Slave Pen Journey, a historical exhibition of artifacts and documents detailing the cruelty of nineteenth century slavery, to sketches and behind-the-scenes photos from the making of Kara Walker’s 2014 Domino Sugar Refinery installation A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby.Take a look at the entire project here. With so many stories to uncover, you can revisit it far after the month of February.Related Links:Ditch Work for a Virtual Trip to the GuggenheimCan Tumblr Preserve Black Contemporary Art?Can a New Website Save Black Arts Criticism?
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