Yes, great works of art can and should be preserved by making images and data freely available. How much of that is being done? Quite frankly, I don't know, but

Yes, great works of art can and should be preserved by making images and data freely available. How much of that is being done? Quite frankly, I don't know, but there are a number of museums that make their collections available to view online. Check out some of the links below. https://www.louvre.fr/en/online-tours#virtual-tours https://www.louvre.fr/en/online-tours#virtual-tours https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/online https://www.si.edu/exhibitions/online https://artsandculture.google.com/ https://artsandculture.google.com/