▁the ▁arts ▁more ▁accessible ▁to ▁everyone ▁and ▁support ▁museum s ▁in ▁eng aging ▁people ▁around ▁their ▁collections . ▁Vis itors ▁can ▁explore ▁Open ▁Museum ▁through ▁Object s , ▁Museum s , ▁or ▁People . ▁ ▁Open ▁Museum ▁also ▁offers ▁educational ▁and ▁inspir ational ▁games ▁for ▁art ▁and ▁museum ▁lo vers , ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Association ▁Game ▁( t . a . g .), ▁which ▁everyone ▁is ▁welcome ▁to ▁watch , ▁but ▁only ▁members ▁can ▁particip ate ▁in . ▁ ▁Open ▁Museum ▁is ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁“ Face book ▁meets ▁B logger ▁and ▁F lick r ▁for ▁the ▁visual ▁arts .” ▁By ▁being ▁a ▁simple , ▁web - based ▁tool ▁and ▁keeping ▁the ▁object ▁at ▁its ▁center , ▁the ▁museum ▁fills ▁a ▁n iche : ▁a ▁destination ▁site ▁for ▁art ▁students ▁or ▁enthus iast s ▁and ▁a ▁tool ▁for ▁visual ▁artists ▁or ▁art ▁museum s ▁wanting ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁internet ▁to ▁optimize ▁its ▁out re ach ▁and ▁connect ▁with ▁other ▁arts ▁profession als . ▁Open ▁Museum ▁is ▁ideal ▁for ▁exhib its ▁that ▁have ▁no ▁permanent ▁home ▁in ▁a ▁museum ’ s ▁exhib it ▁space , ▁or ▁for ▁collections ▁that ▁have ▁no ▁catalog s . ▁For ▁museum s ▁without ▁an ▁actual ▁building , ▁Open ▁Museum ▁provides ▁a ▁permanent ▁( virtual ) ▁home ▁away - from - home ▁for ▁collections ▁that ▁would ▁exist ▁now here ▁else . ▁ ▁Collection ▁The ▁museum ▁currently ▁features ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Object s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁rich ▁media ▁supporting ▁material ▁for ▁those ▁works , ▁by ▁visual ▁artists