Art Project - New Tab

Displays random masterpieces from Google Cultural Institute in your every new tab

The Art Project - New Tab Chrome extension transforms your new tab page into an inspiring art gallery by showcasing stunning masterpieces sourced from the Google Arts & Culture database. From timeless classics by Van Gogh and Monet to vibrant contemporary street art, each new tab offers a fresh visual experience.

This extension caches up to five artworks for fast loading and displays each piece for 24 hours before replacing it with a new one. You can also manually refresh to see a different masterpiece. Each artwork includes clickable titles and direct links to the creators and detailed info, letting you explore world-renowned art effortlessly every time you open a new tab.

Please note this is an independent project and not affiliated with Google or the Google Arts & Culture team.

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By:: balvin.perrie
Users:: 4,000+
Rating:: 3.50
(6) 0.10
Version:: 0.2.1 (Last updated: 2023-07-17)
Creation date:: 2019-04-23
Risk:: Low risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
Size:: 240.64K
Email:: ba*****@gmail.com
URLs:: Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

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# 15,784 ▼ 505

Other rankings

#129 in Art & Design ▼ 1 #6 in project keyword 23 ▼ 1 #42 in new tabs keyword 47 ▲ 4 #103 in new tab keyword 46 ▲ 7

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Art Project - New Tab (v0.2.1)

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User reviews

I like it a lot, but as other stated, sometimes the quality is so bad that I could not see any valuable details in the paintings.

Matěj Moravec, 2025-04-15

It's a great idea but the resolution is low that all the paintings are blurry

Sana, 2024-08-15

Why so low res?

Dave Curro, 2024-06-25

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Art Project - New Tab requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Medium Can alter new tab settings; fairly benign but with some capability to affect user experience.

Risk likelihood

Art Project - New Tab has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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