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Met Museum MCP Connector for Claude

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Explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection—search for artworks, list departments, and retrieve detailed object metadata and images.

4 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Open Access API and bring over 5,000 years of art history to your AI agent. Access data on more than 470,000 artworks from the Met collection for use in research, creative projects, or education.

What you can do

  • Advanced Search — Find objects using keywords, filtering by artist, culture, medium, or geographic location.
  • Object Metadata — Retrieve comprehensive details for specific artworks, including titles, dates, materials, and dimensions.
  • Department Browsing — List all 19 museum departments (e.g., Egyptian Art, The American Wing) to narrow your exploration.
  • Image Access — Identify objects with public domain images and retrieve high-resolution URLs for visual reference.
  • Collection Auditing — List valid object IDs and filter by recent updates to stay synchronized with the museum's digital archives.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your API identifier (use 'PUBLIC' if no specific key is required by your proxy)
  3. Start exploring art history from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Educators & Students — Quickly find primary source materials and metadata for art history research.
  • Designers & Creatives — Search for public domain inspiration and high-quality imagery based on specific historical periods or mediums.
  • Data Scientists — Analyze collection trends and metadata across different cultures and eras.
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4 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

list_departments

List all valid departments

get_object

Get detailed record for a specific object

list_objects

List all valid Object IDs available

search_objects

Search for objects matching a query

See how to talk to your AI agent using Met Museum.

Search for 'Van Gogh' paintings that are currently on view in the museum.

I found several works by Vincent van Gogh currently on view. Notable Object IDs include 436535 (Wheat Field with Cypresses) and 436533 (Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat). Would you like the full details for any of these?

List all museum departments and their IDs.

The Met has 19 departments. Some examples include: 'American Decorative Arts' (ID: 1), 'Egyptian Art' (ID: 10), and 'Modern Art' (ID: 21). I can use these IDs to filter your future searches.

Get the detailed record for object ID 436535.

Object 436535 is 'Wheat Field with Cypresses' by Vincent van Gogh (1889). It is an oil on canvas from the European Paintings department. I have also retrieved the primary image URL for you.

You can use the `search_objects` tool. Set the `q` parameter to the artist's name and set `hasImages` to `true`. This will return a list of Object IDs matching those criteria.

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