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CMA Art MCP for AI. Deeply query 60,000+ art records.

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Explore 60,000+ artworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art directly through your agent. Use this MCP to search collections by keyword, find visual matches to existing pieces, and pull detailed records on creators and past exhibitions.

What your AI can do

Get artwork

Retrieves the full record for one artwork using its accession number or Athena ID.

Get creator

Pulls a specific creator's detailed profile and associated works by their unique ID.

Get exhibition

Gets the record for a single, specified exhibition using its ID.

+ 6 more capabilities included
Search the full collection

Find artworks using keywords, departments, techniques, or specific artist groups.

Identify visually related art

Upload an image and find pieces from the museum that look similar to it.

Retrieve detailed creator profiles

Get biographies, associated works, and historical data for thousands of artists.

Look up specific artwork metadata

Pull the precise record—including accession numbers and dimensions—for a single piece.

Track exhibition history

Search for details on both current and past museum shows.

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Cleveland Museum of Art MCP: 9 Tools

These nine tools allow your agent to perform every type of data query, from finding visually similar art to retrieving the full metadata for a single creator record.

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Get Artwork

Retrieves the full record for one artwork using its accession number or Athena ID.

Get Creator

Pulls a specific creator's detailed profile and associated works by their unique ID.

Get Exhibition

Gets the record for a single, specified exhibition using its ID.

Get May Show Creator

Retrieves information specifically about artists who participated in the museum's...

Search Artworks

Searches the entire collection of artworks using multiple filters like keyword...

Search Creators

Finds matching creator records across the museum’s database.

Search Exhibitions

Searches for details on specific past or current exhibitions by name or date.

Search May Show Creators

Finds artists who were involved in the museum's 'May Shows' series.

Search Similar Artworks

Performs an image search to locate artworks that are visually similar to a provided...

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Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

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Add Custom Connector

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more

The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.

This connection provides 9 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

Dealing with museum research usually means dozens of tabs open.

Today, if you're researching a single piece, you start on the main catalog page. You find the artwork's accession number. Then, you have to jump to a separate creator profile page for background info. If you want to check what exhibitions were running at that time, you open a third tab and manually filter by date range. It’s click-intensive, requires constant copy-pasting of IDs, and makes it nearly impossible to see the full context.

With this MCP, your agent handles all that cross-referencing automatically. You simply ask, 'What was happening with art in 1920?' The system uses its tools—like `search_exhibitions` or `search_artworks`—to pull together a complete narrative from multiple data points and give you the answer without you opening a single new tab.

Getting Art Data with Specific Tools

Previously, finding a piece's full record meant navigating deep into an ID system. If you knew the accession number, you had to manually input it and pray the catalog was up to date. You couldn't easily compare that metadata against other known facts.

Now, all that data is accessible via dedicated tools like `get_artwork`. It centralizes the record for a single piece—giving you its dimensions, copyright status, and history—in one clean response. That’s the difference between browsing a dusty card catalog and running a live query.

What your AI can actually do with this

Need deep art history research without digging through endless museum catalogs? This connector gives you direct access to over 60,000 artworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Instead of navigating complex public APIs or jumping between dozens of gallery pages, your AI agent handles it all. You can filter the entire collection by department, technique, specific artists—even identifying works by underrepresented communities.

Need inspiration? Use image similarity search to find pieces that look like what you’re currently viewing. The system also keeps detailed records on every creator and past exhibition, so you're always connected to context. It connects directly through Vinkius, making museum data available in your workflow whether you're working from Claude, Cursor, or any other compatible client.

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Questions you might have

How do I find visually similar artwork using search_similar_artworks? +

You upload an image to your agent, and it executes search_similar_artworks. The tool then queries the collection database to pull back pieces that match the visual style or composition of your input image.

Can I get detailed information about a creator using get_creator? +

Yes. You provide the creator's unique ID, and the agent uses get_creator to retrieve their full biography and a list of all associated works held in the collection.

What is the difference between search_artworks and get_artwork? +

search_artworks runs broad queries, letting you filter by keyword or department across many pieces. get_artwork is precise; it pulls the complete record for one specific piece using its unique accession number.

How do I search for exhibitions that happened last year? Use search_exhibitions. +

You use search_exhibitions and provide the date range or name of the exhibition you're interested in. The tool returns details, including dates and participating works.

Do I need an API key for search_similar_artworks? +

No. The MCP connects to the museum’s open access API, so no private keys are required for running image similarity searches through your agent.

How do I get all the technical details, like copyright status, for a single piece using `get_artwork`? +

Run get_artwork to pull comprehensive metadata. This retrieves critical information about one specific item, including its precise dimensions, accession number, and current copyright standing.

What is the best way to find artists who participated in the museum's 'May Shows' using `search_may_show_creators`? +

You use search_may_show_creators. This tool filters results specifically for creators involved in those annual exhibitions, making it much more targeted than a general search of all artists.

Can I filter my art search using specific departments or techniques with `search_artworks`? +

Yes, search_artworks supports deep filtering. You can narrow your results by department, technique, keywords, or even by specific artist demographics.

How can I find artworks that are currently on view in the museum galleries? +

You can use the search_artworks tool and set the currently_on_view parameter to true. This will filter the results to show only pieces you can see in person at the museum.

Can I find visually similar artworks using an image file? +

Yes! The search_similar_artworks tool allows you to provide a local file path to an image. The server will then return artworks from the collection that share visual characteristics.

How do I get the full biography and details of a specific artist? +

Use the get_creator tool with the specific creator's ID. It will return their full biographical record, nationality, birth/death dates, and associated artworks.

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