The Met Museum MCP Server
Explore 470,000+ artworks from The Metropolitan Museum of Art — search by artist, title, culture, date and department.
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What is the The Met Museum MCP Server?
The The Met Museum MCP Server gives AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor direct access to The Met Museum. Explore 470,000+ artworks from The Metropolitan Museum of Art — search by artist, title, culture, date and department. Powered by the Vinkius AI Gateway — no API keys, no infrastructure, connect in under 2 minutes.
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Built-in capabilities (8)
get_departments
Useful for filtering searches by department (e.g. European Paintings, Egyptian Art, Asian Art, Arms and Armor). Get all museum departments
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
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
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
search_highlights
These represent some of the most significant and popular works in the collection. Search for highlighted (curator-selected) objects
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
search_on_view
Useful for planning museum visits. Search for objects currently on view in the museum
search_with_images
Useful for finding visual artworks. Supports all standard search filters plus has_images=true. Search for objects that have images
What this connector unlocks
Connect to The Met Museum and explore one of the world's largest art collections through natural conversation — no API key needed.
What you can do
- Artwork Search — Search 470,000+ artworks by artist name, title, culture, medium or any term
- Artwork Details — Get full metadata including title, artist, date, medium, dimensions, credit line and images
- Department Browse — Explore artworks by department (European Paintings, Egyptian Art, Asian Art, etc.)
- Highlights — Discover curator-selected highlights from the collection
- On-View Objects — Find artworks currently displayed in the museum galleries
- Date Range Search — Filter artworks by century or specific date ranges
- Image Discovery — Find artworks with Open Access CC0 images
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. No API key needed — all data is open access
3. Start exploring art from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Art Enthusiasts — discover artworks, explore artists and learn about art history
- Educators — use artwork metadata and images for teaching and presentations
- Researchers — analyze art collections, provenance and cultural heritage data
Frequently asked questions
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