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Use The Met Museum with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Explore 470,000+ artworks from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. search by artist, title, culture, date and department.

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Complete set · 8 capabilities

The complete The Met Museum capability set.

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

Capability set01 / 02

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through The Met Museum.

  1. 01

    Get objects by department

    Use get_departments first to find the department ID. Returns list of object IDs which can be used with get_object for full details. Get all object IDs for a specific department

  2. 02

    Get departments

    Useful for filtering searches by department (e.g. European Paintings, Egyptian Art, Asian Art, Arms and Armor). Get all museum departments

  3. 03

    Get object

    Returns title, artist, culture, date, medium, dimensions, credit line, repository URL, image URLs and more. All Open Access images are CC0 public domain. Get detailed info for a specific artwork by object ID

  4. 04

    Search by century

    Returns object IDs which can be used with get_object for full artwork details including images. Search for objects created in a specific century

Capability set02 / 02

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through The Met Museum.

  1. 05

    Search highlights

    These represent some of the most significant and popular works in the collection. Search for highlighted (curator-selected) objects

  2. 06

    Search objects

    Supports filtering by department, date range, medium, images, highlights and on-view status. Returns object IDs which can be used with get_object for full details. Search The Met collection for artworks

  3. 07

    Search on view

    Useful for planning museum visits. Search for objects currently on view in the museum

  4. 08

    Search with images

    Useful for finding visual artworks. Supports all standard search filters plus has_images=true. Search for objects that have images

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The Met Museum is checked daily against the live service.

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Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 8 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 The Met Museum, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

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

The Met Museum Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_WqxfVLzDHGLhpPE7r7BAHt1u9qmWyTHYq9nlFLLL/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 — The Met Museum capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "the-met-museum-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_WqxfVLzDHGLhpPE7r7BAHt1u9qmWyTHYq9nlFLLL/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
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  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions The Met Museum owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API key?

    No! The Met Museum API is completely free and open. No authentication required. 80 requests/second rate limit.

  • 02

    Can I use the artwork images commercially?

    Yes! Open Access images are licensed under CC0 (Public Domain). You can use them for any purpose without restriction.

  • 03

    How many artworks are in the collection?

    The Met collection includes 470,000+ artworks spanning 5,000 years of art history from every part of the globe.

  • 04

    What departments are available?

    The Met has 20+ departments including: European Paintings, Egyptian Art, Asian Art, Arms and Armor, Greek and Roman Art, Islamic Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, and many more. Use get_departments to see the full list.

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