MET Museum collection via MCP — 500K+ artworks, metadata, provenance, open-access images.
MET Museum collection via MCP — 500K+ artworks, metadata, provenance, open-access images.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| met_list_departments | Return all 19 curatorial departments with their numeric IDs and display names |
| met_search_collections | Search the collection by keyword with filters for department, date range, medium, geography, on-view status, public-domain status, and highlight designation |
| met_get_object | Fetch full records for one or more object IDs — metadata, provenance, artist info, CC0 image URLs, tags, and Wikidata links |
{
"mcpServers": {
"met-museum-mcp-server": {
"type": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://met-museum.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| MCP_LOG_LEVEL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| MET_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
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