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February 7, 2017 09:48 pm GMT

The Met releases tens of thousands of images of art online for free

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Art lovers from around the world, rejoice: New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is flooding the internet with classic works from its collection. 

Overall, it's releasing 375,000 images of public domain art for viewing on the web and unrestricted use in a partnership with Wikimedia. 

The @Metmuseum is making 375K images of public art freely available – they’re coming to @wikicommons! https://t.co/fjtdtNYXcU #MetOpenAccess

— Wikipedia (@Wikipedia) February 7, 2017

The new initiative rolled out on Thursday and is going full-steam to promote the effort and make sure the world knows how to gain access. Read more...

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