I don’t know how many wonders of the world there are by now, but it is possible that the Google Art Project will someday join the list.
The greatly expanded second iteration of this online compilation of self-selected art museums and artworks was unveiled last week. It makes available images of more than 32,000 works in 31 mediums and materials, from the collections of 151 museums and arts organizations worldwide, forming a broad, deep river of shared information, something like a lavishly illustrated art book fused with high-end open storage.
Read the entire New York Times article here.