He then used a standard Windows art program; the results were prettier, but no more useful.
The beauty of transmitted light is the essence of these windows' art, but "you couldn't even see the broken glass for all the dirt," Ms. Sloan said.
With its enormous bay windows, art nouveau mirrors and paintings, it's an oasis amid the area's tourist traps and sleazy strip clubs.
It was a little disappointing in a month when visitors are disrobing for Carsten Höller's sensory deprivation tank at the New Museum, and playing strip poker in a window of Art in General in TriBeCa in a nudity-based performance art work by Zefrey Throwell.
There was light streaming through a picture window, tasteful art on the walls, white-upholstered Federal-style armchairs.
Among the Vermeers to be seen through May 18 will be "Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window," "The Art of Painting" (right) and "Woman Holding a Balance".
What MuseumWeek will do is bring extra focus for users to how Twitter can be a window into art (much like a sports event might open the door to some users turning to Twitter for the first time), but it's not a one-off effort.
Suggestions include wall clocks, window boxes, art, posters, rugs or wood flooring (popsicle sticks work great for this).
