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Use Met Museum with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection—search for artworks, list departments, and retrieve detailed object metadata and images.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 4 capabilities

The complete Met Museum capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Met Museum.

Capability set01 / 01

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through Met Museum.

  1. 01

    Get object

    Get detailed record for a specific object

  2. 02

    List objects

    List all valid Object IDs available

  3. 03

    Search objects

    Search for objects matching a query

  4. 04

    List departments

    List all valid departments

Observed, not estimated

853ms average. Fast in production.

Met Museum is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 988ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
709ms
Slowest day
988ms
14-day trend
Slowing+13%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 4 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

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

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

Met Museum Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_HjqHESaiLFVMldkDXzJ9RBEYocbewdLUJLPlFCFJ/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 — Met Museum capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "met-museum-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_HjqHESaiLFVMldkDXzJ9RBEYocbewdLUJLPlFCFJ/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Met Museum owners ask.

  • 01

    How can I search for artworks by a specific artist that have images available?

    You can use the search_objects capability. 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.

  • 02

    Can I get the full historical record and image URL for a specific piece of art?

    Yes! Use the get_object capability with the specific objectID. It returns detailed metadata including the artist, medium, dimensions, and primaryImage or additionalImages URLs.

  • 03

    How do I find out which departments exist in the Met Museum?

    Use the list_departments capability. It will provide a complete list of all valid departments along with their unique departmentId, which you can then use to filter your searches.

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