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Use Harvard Art Museums with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Explore the Harvard Art Museums' vast collection. search over 250,000 objects, research artists, and browse exhibitions directly via AI.

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Complete set · 35 capabilities

The complete Harvard Art Museums capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Harvard Art Museums.

Capability set01 / 09

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 35 available through Harvard Art Museums.

  1. 01

    List galleries

    List physical spaces within the museum building

  2. 02

    List groups

    List curated groupings (Collection Highlights, etc.)

  3. 03

    List mediums

    List materials used (Watercolor, Resin, etc.)

  4. 04

    List places

    List geographic locations

Capability set02 / 09

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 35 available through Harvard Art Museums.

  1. 05

    List publications

    List publications containing images or info about artworks

  2. 06

    List sites

    List physical museum sites and facilities

  3. 07

    List spectrums

    List colors in the museum branding spectrum

  4. 08

    Get gallery

    Get specific gallery details

Capability set03 / 09

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 35 available through Harvard Art Museums.

  1. 09

    Get annotation

    Get specific annotation details

  2. 10

    Get audio

    Get specific audio details

  3. 11

    Get iiif top collection

    Get the top level IIIF collection manifest

  4. 12

    Get image

    Get specific image details

Capability set04 / 09

13-16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 35 available through Harvard Art Museums.

  1. 13

    Get person

    Get specific person details

  2. 14

    Get publication

    Get specific publication details

  3. 15

    Get video

    Get specific video details

  4. 16

    List annotations

    List machine-generated and manual annotations on images

Capability set05 / 09

17-20

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 35 available through Harvard Art Museums.

  1. 17

    List audios

    List audio clips (visual descriptions, etc.)

  2. 18

    List centuries

    List centuries used for dating objects

  3. 19

    List classifications

    List curatorial categories (Prints, Sculpture, etc.)

  4. 20

    List colors

    List CSS3 and extracted color terms

Capability set06 / 09

21-24

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 35 available through Harvard Art Museums.

  1. 21

    List people

    List people associated with works (artists, donors, etc.)

  2. 22

    List videos

    List videos produced by or associated with the museums

  3. 23

    Get exhibition

    Get specific exhibition details

  4. 24

    Get iiif gallery manifest

    Get the IIIF presentation manifest for a gallery

Capability set07 / 09

25-28

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 35 available through Harvard Art Museums.

  1. 25

    Get iiif object manifest

    Get the IIIF presentation manifest for an object

  2. 26

    Get object

    Get full record for a specific object

  3. 27

    List activities

    List object-specific activities (pageviews, edits, moves)

  4. 28

    List cultures

    List cultural associations (Dutch, Greek, etc.)

Capability set08 / 09

29-32

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 35 available through Harvard Art Museums.

  1. 29

    List exhibitions

    List past, current, and upcoming exhibitions

  2. 30

    List images

    List metadata for images produced by the museums

  3. 31

    List objects

    List objects in the Harvard Art Museums collection

  4. 32

    List periods

    List art movements and time periods

Capability set09 / 09

33-35

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 35 available through Harvard Art Museums.

  1. 33

    List supports

    List surfaces used (Wood, Slate, etc.)

  2. 34

    List techniques

    List production processes (Red-figure, Etching, etc.)

  3. 35

    List worktypes

    List specific object types (fragment, vessel, etc.)

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The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Harvard Art Museums, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Harvard Art Museums. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Harvard Art Museums Connector

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Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0LX4kaFumm6MGDqhKdXDHHqwAKtWoOj0ZZRwNLSN/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Harvard Art Museums capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "harvard-art-museums-alternative-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_0LX4kaFumm6MGDqhKdXDHHqwAKtWoOj0ZZRwNLSN/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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FAQ

Questions Harvard Art Museums owners ask.

  • 01

    How can I find artworks from a specific culture or time period?

    You can use the list_objects capability and apply filters like culture (e.g., 'Japanese') or century (e.g., '19th century'). You can also use yearmade for more precise dating.

  • 02

    Is it possible to see which exhibitions are currently running at the museum?

    Yes! Use the list_exhibitions capability with the status parameter set to 'current'. This will return a list of all active shows with their details.

  • 03

    Can I search for artworks based on their location within the museum building?

    Absolutely. You can use list_galleries to find specific room IDs or floors, and then use the gallery filter in list_objects to see what is displayed in that specific space.

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