Central Goldfields Art Gallery is the latest partner to join more than 2,000 cultural institutions from over 80 countries across the globe, bringing important works from regional Victoria online.

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In just a few clicks, users will be able to explore, in high resolution, more than 100 significant works by Australian artists.

In two new virtual exhibitions, audiences will be able to explore artistic responses to landscape within Victoria's Central Goldfields region of Dja Dja Wurrung Country and textiles from the Golden Textures Award Exhibition, matched with insights from their creators.

Central Goldfields Shire Councillor Geoff Lovett said council was proud that its public art collection will now join other public art collections around the world such as the National Gallery of Victoria and the Museum of Modern Art New York, and be shared around the world via Google Arts & Culture.

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Google Arts & Culture program manager Lucy Schwartz said it was a privilege to work with Central Goldfields Art Gallery and to showcase regional Victoria to the world on Google Arts & Culture.

"From landscapes to award-winning textile arts, this collection tells incredible stories of those living on Dja Dja Wurrung Country as well as those travelling through the region - there is so much for Australian and international audiences to explore," she said.

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