MoMA digitizes 66,000 artworks from 1860 to 2016 for free online access

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York has digitized over 66,000 paintings, sculptures, and installations spanning from 1860 to 2016, making them freely accessible online. The collection includes works by Marc Chagall, Giorgio de Chirico, and Fernand Léger, as well as lesser-known artists. The search interface is intuitive, similar to a university library catalog. This initiative follows similar projects by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Getty Museum. Google's Unseen Masterpieces project, part of the Google Cultural Institute, is also cataloging artworks globally. These digital archives provide educational tools for schools and fulfill the vision of the "Museum Without Walls" imagined by André Malraux.