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Museum MCP Server

PyPI version License: MIT Python 3.10+

MCP Server for global museum collections — give AI agents access to 570,000+ artworks from the world's greatest museums. No API key required.

Museums Included

Museum

Collection Size

API Key

Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC)

470,000+ objects

None required

Art Institute of Chicago

100,000+ objects

None required

Related MCP server: Smithsonian Open Access MCP Server

Tools (9 total)

Tool

Description

tool_search_artworks

Search artworks by keyword in Met or Chicago

tool_get_artwork_details

Full metadata for a specific artwork

tool_search_by_artist

Find all works by a specific artist

tool_get_met_departments

List all Met Museum departments

tool_search_by_department

Search within a specific Met department

tool_get_museum_highlights

Curated highlights from either museum

tool_get_random_artwork

Discover a random artwork

tool_search_by_period

Search by historical period (Renaissance, Baroque, etc.)

tool_compare_museums

Compare results across both museums simultaneously

Installation

pip install museum-mcp-server

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "museum": {
      "command": "museum-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}

Example Queries

"Search for Monet paintings in both museums"
"Show me highlights from the Metropolitan Museum of Art"
"Find Renaissance artworks in the Art Institute of Chicago"
"Give me details about artwork 436535 from the Met"
"Show me a random artwork from Chicago"
"Compare results for 'ancient Egypt' across both museums"

Data Sources

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art: metmuseum.github.io — Open Access API, 470,000+ objects spanning 5,000 years

  • Art Institute of Chicago: api.artic.edu — Free API, 100,000+ works including paintings, sculptures, prints

No API Key Required

Both APIs are completely free and require no authentication. This server works out of the box.

License

MIT — Free to use, modify, and distribute.

Author

AiAgentKarl — Building the AI Agent Economy, one MCP server at a time.

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