Step inside 50 new digital exhibitions from Africa on Google Arts & Culture

Step inside 50 new digital exhibitions from Africa on Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture partners with eight leading institutions to launch 50 new stories and over 2,500 digital artifacts, adding to the celebration of Africa’s diverse history, art, and living traditions on Google Arts & Culture.
Every piece of art and historic artifact carries a meaning that connects where we come from to where we are going. Google Arts & Culture is proud to launch 50 new stories and over 2,500 new artifacts from eight leading institutions across Africa, continuing to share Africa’s diverse history to a global audience.


Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, Pan-Atlantic University team setting up the Art Camera, a custom-built robotic camera
Our journey begins in Nigeria with the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art, which used Google’s Art Camera — one of its first deployments on the continent — to bring over 150 stunning Nigerian masterworks into ultra-high resolution and present them in bespoke immersive virtual exhibition spaces:
- Zoom into Masterpieces: Google’s Art Camera captures artworks in spectacular gigapixel detail, allowing you to get up close with legendary Nigerian art. Discover Aina Onabolu’s Yoruba nobility realist portraiture, and Diseye Tantua’s “Afro Pop Art” buses like ‘No Hurry in Life’ or ‘No Time is Late’, symbolizing the journey of life and patience. Explore ‘The Great Hunter’ by Bruce Onobrakpeya, or immerse yourself in the African Traditional Market and Urban Landscapes through artistic expressions.
- Step Inside Virtual Galleries: Experience the museum beyond its physical walls. Using immersive 3D technology, our ‘Pocket Galleries’ help you step into beautifully curated, virtual spaces from anywhere in the world. Explore the Arewa gallery to learn about the rich cultural tapestry of Northern Nigeria, or wander through Philosophical Objects, a virtual exhibition designed to challenge how we explore reality, identity, and the core of human existence through art.
- Explore culture across the web: African institutions are actively using our embed technology to seamlessly feature their digital archives on their own sites, including the African Career Networks, the The African International Documentary Festival Foundation, Pop Central, West Africa Heritage Consultants or the Photography Legacy Project.


Step inside 50 new digital exhibitions
The Ijele Masquerade in Igbo culture and one of Africa’s most celebrated masking traditions.
Meanwhile, Archivi.ng is democratizing history by turning forgotten vintage headlines into a searchable digital archive, while Goge Africa uses cultural advocacy to bring royal traditions and festivals to global screens. This tapestry is further enriched by South Africa’s Photography Legacy Project, which balances profound historical moments with modern township life, and the Western Cape Museums, which explore knowledge of indigenous foods. Bridging this past with tomorrow, the African Leadership Academy’s Rooted Identities sees young artists using new technology to show how ancestral roots can be a source of future innovation.
These new exhibits join thousands of stories curated by partners across Africa, including projects such as Woolaroo, the heritage of Sierra Leone with Sierra Leone’s National Museum and Magic Mali, all available through the Google Arts & Culture app for Android or iOS.
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Google Arts & Culture recently launched 50 new digital exhibitions celebrating Africa’s diverse history, art, and living traditions. In partnership with eight leading African institutions, the initiative brings over 2,500 new digital artifacts and stories to a global audience, making it incredibly easy to explore the continent’s vibrant cultural tapestry from anywhere.
The collection bridges deep ancestral history with modern, forward-looking creativity:
1. Immersive Gigapixel & Virtual Galleries (Nigeria)
The project debuts Google’s Art Camera in partnership with the Yemisi Shyllon Museum of Art in Nigeria.
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Zoom into Masterpieces: You can explore over 150 Nigerian masterworks in ultra-high “gigapixel” resolution, capturing the minute details of legendary works like Aina Onabolu’s realist portraits, Bruce Onobrakpeya’s The Great Hunter, and Diseye Tantua’s vibrant “Afro Pop Art” buses.
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3D Pocket Galleries: Step inside virtual, curated exhibition spaces like the Arewa gallery (focused on Northern Nigerian cultural history) and Philosophical Objects, an exhibition exploring identity and existence through physical art.
2. Modern Township Life & History (South Africa)
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The Photography Legacy Project: This digital exhibit balances profound historical moments with contemporary everyday life across South African townships like Khayelitsha and Langa in Cape Town.
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Western Cape Museums: Dive into the culinary history and indigenous knowledge of local foods, including unique regional traditions like the Waterblommetjie (edible aquatic flowers native to the Western Cape).
3. Merging Ancestral Roots with the Digital Future
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African Leadership Academy (Rooted Identities): This exhibition features young African artists using cutting-edge digital technology to show how ancestral roots can serve as a catalyst for future innovation. It features compelling digital art, comic sequences (The Journey of Wonzi), and narratives that reimagine an African worldview inside the digital space.
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Goge Africa: Explore the striking visuals and deep history behind the Ijele Masquerade, one of the largest and most celebrated masking traditions in Igbo culture.
How to Experience It
You can find the entire collection for free by visiting the Google Arts & Culture website or downloading the app on iOS or Android. Many of the partner institutions—such as Pop Central, the African International Documentary Festival Foundation, and the African Career Networks—have also embedded these digital archives directly onto their own websites for wider public access.
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