The State Hermitage Museum
http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/
IBM and the Hermitage Museum present this Website to showcase the vast
collections of the State Museum of Russia, founded by Catherine the
Great in 1764. A highlight is the Digital Collection, a database of
high resolution images of museum artifacts, grouped into twelve
browseable categories, such as Paintings, Prints and Drawings;
Jewellery; and Machinery and Mechanisms. These categories are further
organized in appropriate subdivisions such as artist and title under
paintings, and country under machinery. Eventually, IBM Query by Image
Content (QBIC) technology will be implemented at the site to allow
users to search for images by associating color and shapes. Currently,
visitors can take the Virtual Tour, which proceeds through over 20
rooms of the museum, such as the Library of Nicholas II and the
Michelangelo Room, observing both the architecture of the Hermitage
and artworks on display.
Serguei Alex Oushakine
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