The Google Arts and Culture Face-Match That’s Taking Over Your Instagram
And how to use it.
There's one activity that's been keeping everyone busy this weekend, and that's taking a selfie with the Google Arts and Culture Face-Match app. The magical app takes your photo, and then finds your museum doppelgänger, and the results range from spooky to downright hilarious.
The app first launched in 2016, letting users browse art from more than a thousand museums. But the newly introduced Face-Match feature is already proving to be a big hit on social media, with users readily sharing their results. All you need to do is download the Google Arts and Culture app, and take photo of yourself. Unfortunately, you can't upload your hottest selfie, but have to take a new photo for it to work. After you've posed, the app will match your face to a famous artwork somewhere in the world.
In case you need convincing that you should try the Google Arts and Culture Face-Match app immediately, here are some of the most brilliant results that social media has to offer:
1. That smile.
Hahahahah too good not to share. Is your face hanging in a museum somewhere? Download Google’s Arts & Culture app and find your match!! pic.twitter.com/c0KcU952ijJanuary 14, 2018
2. The time traveler.
3. The confidence boost.
Nothing like a little self esteem boost from google arts and culture on a Saturday night pic.twitter.com/hYYtdNN308January 14, 2018
4. Making your friends do it.
Made @JoshTarpleyVA take a selfie with google’s arts & culture face match and it did NOT disappoint. pic.twitter.com/4PeoQOwJUyJanuary 14, 2018
5. Not everyone likes the result.
I need to see everyone’s results from the Google Arts and Culture app right now because I just got historical scholarly confirmation that I’m gross pic.twitter.com/oHLXC39IiUJanuary 14, 2018
6. Nailed it.
i did that google arts and culture thing and it nailed it pic.twitter.com/h5XRaMIojNJanuary 13, 2018
7. It's addictive.
I can’t stop with the Google Arts and Culture App! pic.twitter.com/NzpM2tHajdJanuary 14, 2018
8. When the app wins.
I tried messing with the google arts and culture app and it owned me incredibly hard pic.twitter.com/aF9qAlLZOaJanuary 13, 2018
9. Feeling so great.
Aw thanks google, you’re always there to make me feel good about myself. #GoogleArtsandCulture pic.twitter.com/U3nvyQrQPgJanuary 14, 2018
10. Who do I sue?
This is extremely unfair pic.twitter.com/klVTtd6fh7January 13, 2018
11. In another lifetime...
12. Using a cat as a hat.
13. When the likeness is uncanny.
14. No cats allowed.
15. A head on a stick.
16. "I am art."
17. Separated at birth.
18. It's all in the eyes.
19. Stop rolling your eyes... it's pretty accurate.
20. What happened?
21. Gilmore Girls as art.
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Amy Mackelden is the weekend editor at Marie Claire, where she covers celebrity and royal family news. She was the weekend editor at Harper’s BAZAAR for three years, where she covered breaking celebrity and entertainment news, royal stories, fashion, beauty, and politics. Prior to that, she spent a year as the joint weekend editor for Marie Claire, ELLE, and Harper's BAZAAR, and two years as an entertainment writer at Bustle. Her additional bylines include Cosmopolitan, People, The Independent, HelloGiggles, Biography, Shondaland, Best Products, New Statesman, Heat, and The Guardian. Her work has been syndicated by publications including Town & Country, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Delish, Oprah Daily, Country Living, and Women's Health. Her celebrity interviews include Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Chastain, the cast of Selling Sunset, Emma Thompson, Jessica Alba, and Penn Badgley. In 2015, she delivered an academic paper at Kimposium, the world's first Kardashian conference.