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Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome: precast concrete roof under construction 1952; Carlo Ponti, RIBA Collections
RIBA and Google Arts & Culture Launch New Partnership The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced a new digital collaboration with Google Arts & Culture, the leading online platform that uses technology to share unique collections and cultural institutions with a global audience. RIBA is a global professional membership body that serves its members and society to deliver better buildings and places, stronger communities, and a sustainable environment. As a registered charity, it relies on the generosity of individuals, companies, trusts and foundations to preserve its world-class collections, to maintain free public access to its exhibitions and to develop a diverse and exciting public events program. RIBA has one of the largest, oldest, and most significant architectural collections in the world and is the first UK organization dedicated to architecture to partner with Google Arts & Culture. It is home to one of the world’s leading architecture collections. The RIBA Collections feature over four million items spanning the history of architecture from the 15th century to the present day. Among them are rare, illustrated texts, original drawings, architecture models, archive material and photographs, rich in historical detail.
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Google Arts & Culture puts the collections of more than 2,000 museums at your fingertips. It’s an immersive way to explore art, history and the wonders of the world, from the women’s rights movement the to Taj Mahal. The Google Arts & Culture app is free and available online for iOS and Android. The team has been an innovation partner for cultural institutions since 2011. Google Arts & Culture develops technologies that help preserve and share culture and allow curators to create engaging exhibitions online and offline. The RIBA collections in London are free to visit and open to all. At two main locations in London, visitors can discover and explore some of the treasures of the collection. Online, people can explore the archive and purchase images from the collection. RIBA has a dynamic program of exhibitions and events that engage and bring the collection to life, inviting visitors to interact with architectural history within a contemporary framework. A specially curated selection of 15 online stories is free to view on the Google Arts & Culture platform. They range from the creation of Central Park in New York, modernist buildings in Ghana to
