MILAN – Who said that whoever reads and who is passionate about culture is a retrograde, or is a person who lives in his world among dusty books and oppressive museum rooms with a musty smell If you really love culture
Who loves culture loves in all its forms, even the most advanced, such as technology and in particular apps . Certainly the yellowish and dusty pages of ancient books have their charm, as do those seventeenth-century portraits where everything is so black around the subject of which, of him, only the face and the white lace collar can be seen. But almost certainly you can’t take the 19th century tome home or around, just as you can’t even hang it in the living room.Van Gogh ‘s Starry Night , and unless you go to the MoMA in New York every day , you can’t even see it all that frequently. But because before we mentioned the world of apps
Because everything you can’t do physically and at any time (such as seeing paintings that are on the other side of the world) you can do with these “technological pills” which thanks to their sophisticated systems digital allows you to have the culture (literally) always in your pocket, or in your hand. Google Arts & Culture
In the first place of cultural apps there is one of the most complete and captivating (free for both iOS and Android): Google Arts & Culture. With this app you canvirtually visit museums on the other side of the Earth, you can enlarge the images of works, photos and manuscripts to the point of seeing every detail with a lot of history, explanation and information about the artist and filter the search even by color ; you can create your own collection of works and even see them (virtually) hanging on the wall of your home. However, if you think you can’t find the works that interest you, do n’t worry and very unlikely that any of them will be missing: Google Arts & Culture in fact collects a virtual collection of over 1200 museums, galleries and institutions , present in70 countries . Your gallery will be richer than ever. Smartify
Elegant and at the same time easy to use, Smartify (free for both iOS and Android) if you are forgetful or simply curious to know what you are watching and what is right for you. Yes, you just need to frame the work you are interested in with the camera of your smartphone and that’s it: in an instant, the name of the artist and the work appear. Currently this app draws its knowledge from the Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Wallace Collection in London, but its creators promise to expand this large digital archive to the most important museums in the world. Magnus
Among those who love art there are also those who want it all for themselves, and I mean physically. So Magnus is your cultural shop : here you can, in fact, buy works exhibited in private galleries, viewing prices and auction passes . At the moment the basin from which he draws his works concerns only New York, but soon it will also include London and Berlin. And even if you are not interested in buying the works, this app will surely allow you to stay up to date on the art market . Musement
This is one of the most popular apps for true culture and lifestyle lovers. In fact, Musement not only suggests events concerning art, but also events of a more pop-cultural nature , such as theatrical performances, concerts, food & wine and sporting events, providing over 350 destinations with the possibility of instant booking of the desired event . Arte.It
From the website of the same name, this app deals with the dissemination of news relating to art , in all its facets. You can thus always be updated on exhibitions and events ; another peculiarity is that of the possibility of creating a personalized calendar of events . But it doesn’t stop there: if you are touring a city you do not know, Arte.it even becomes your personal guide.Daisie
Founded by actress Maisie Williams , famous for her role as Arya Stark in “Game of Thrones” , and by film producer Dom Santry , Daisie is proposed as an app that wants to revolutionize the world of artistic work , destroying the gap between young people and the world of work. In fact, Daisie is a sort of social network where emerging artists can exhibit their works, make themselves known , undertake collaborations , exchange information and news . Touring – Traveling
We all know theTouring Club Italiano and its extraordinary and suggestive artistic sites that every year are visited by thousands of tourists. And often when we think of Touring Club we think of that green guide to browse around the city, in Italy and abroad. But now the Touring Club has arrived in our smartphones. Yes, the app offers an infinite number of guides , both of Italian cities including Milan , Florence , Naples , Rome , Turin , Venice , and of foreign ones, such as Amsterdam , Barcelona , Berlin , Budapest , Istanbul, Lisbon , London , Madrid , Moscow , New York , Prague , St. Petersburg , Vienna . But if you are not yet sated with culture and you are passionate about the world of technology, the Touring Club offers you guide apps to download individually for each city and even for each region . Your backpack is ready
So let’s go, and you will never go around empty again. FAI
The new app of the Italian Environment Fund allows you to navigate the wonderful world of FAI culture by discovering all its assets , theover 1000 places with special agreements (for those who register with the FAI), exhibitions , galleries , theaters , historic houses, etc. With this simple and intuitive app you can also access the calendar of organized events and discover the “FAI near you” , the places of activity of volunteers throughout Italy. In addition, always with the app, you can learn more about the FAI Spring Days , the national event during which the FAI opens many places throughout Italy that are usually not accessible to the public. Eventbrite
Everything and more on the Eventbrite app: events of all kinds, from the most popular ones such as concerts, festivals, round tables, conferences, festive events to the most sophisticated and sophisticated ones. If you love to immerse yourself in pop and lifestyle events to better enjoy your city and enrich your cultural background, Eventbrite is the one for you. In addition, it offers you the possibility to buy tickets instantly , stay up to date on scheduled events and discover the ones that best correspond to your tastes.
