Not exactly industrial heritage, but...this is pretty interesting. http://www.googleartproject.com/
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.
This isn't really a new idea, but now that Google's picking it up maybe it'll take off. Pros: increased access! Cons: You're losing context, and contact with the "real thing."
And what's a museum if not a space for engagement with "the real thing?" Sounds like a 21st century existential crisis! Or, maybe a 21st century process of evolution.
I still don't think that a virtual visit to, say the No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum would be as unforgettable without a little bit of real-world soot.
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