The Web Gallery of Art was opened in October 1996. Since then many changes occurred which are summarized on the What's New page of the original version designed for large screen with resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher.

Major changes in March, 2013:

• Over 750 new reproductions, among them the works of 177 new artists, were added to the collection. The total number of images now increased to over 31.800. The updated catalogue of the entire collection can be downloaded in various formats. Furthermore, the catalogue of the newly added, improved or rearranged images can also be downloaded in MS Excel format. The list of the women artists in the collection was also updated.
• The majority of the newly added images represent the painting and sculpture of the last quarter of the nineteenth century outside France, particularly in Italy, Germany, Spain, Scandinavia, Central Europe and North America, with an outlook to the first decade of the twentieth century. No further extension of the collection to the twentieth century is planned.

Major changes in November, 2012:

• Over 2.000 new reproductions, among them the works of 134 new artists, were added to the collection. The total number of images now increased to over 31.100. The updated catalogue of the entire collection as well as the catalogue of the newly added images can be downloaded in MS Excel format.
• By adding the new images, the timeframe of the collection was extended to the end of the nineteenth century. The majority of these images covered the stylistic period of Impressionism (the term inculdding Neo-Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, too). The majority of the featured artists, mainly painters, are French, or foreigners working in Paris. The best known artists such as
  
  
  • Edouard MANET
  • Claude MONET
  • Pierre-Auguste RENOIR
  • Edgar DEGAS
  • Camille PISSARRO
  • Alfred SISLEY
  • Paul GAUGUIN
  • Vincent van GOGH
  • Henri de TOULOUSE-LAUTREC
  • Paul CÉZANNE
  • Auguste RODIN
  
  are well represented, but the works of other important artists are also included in the collection.

Changes in May, 2012:

• The mobile version (a html-based system designed for small screens, still considered experimental) was significantly improved and synchronized with the recently enhanced traditional version. Now all images in the collection can be searched and accessed in the mobile version, too.

Major changes in April, 2012:

• Over 600 new reproductions, among them the works of 43 new artists, were added to the collection. The total number of images now increased to over 29.000. In addition, over 400 images were replaced by new, improved scans. The updated catalogue of the entire collection can be downloaded in various formats. Furthermore, the catalogue of the newly added, improved or rearranged images can also be downloaded in MS Excel format.
• Among the major changes, the sections for
  • Caravaggio
  • Donatello
  • Pisanello
  • Pontormo
  • Poussin
  were considerably enhanced and partially rearranged.

Major change in November, 2011:

• An experimental version designed for small screens (for mobile devices) was introduced. It is intended for use on screens with resolution of 320 x 480. This version is based on the entire database of the collection (over 27.600 reproductions in August 2011), but some of the advanced services of the standard version (guided toures, dual mode, postcard service, music service) are omitted.
• The catalogue of the entire collection can be downloaded in various formats from the mobile version, too.