cfpramod/open-museum-mcp

What it does

Open Museum MCP is a federated search server that provides unified access to museum collections and cultural heritage databases including The Metropolitan Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Wikimedia Commons, and Europeana. It implements strict rights verification, defaulting to deny access unless content is marked as CC0 or Public Domain, ensuring legal and ethical use of artworks.

Key Features

• Federated search across 5 major museum and cultural heritage platforms
• Strict copyright and licensing verification (CC0/Public Domain only)
• Search functionality for discovering artworks and artifacts
• Get detailed information about specific items
• Multiple citation formats (full, caption, short)
• Dynasty and region discovery tools for historical research
• Rights-aware access control

How to set up

Installation is performed via npm using the command: npx y op. This MCP server integrates with supported platforms including Claude and other compatible AI clients. Configuration requires specifying which museum APIs to connect to and setting up authentication credentials where needed.

Once installed, users can query the tool through their AI client to search across all federated sources simultaneously, with results automatically filtered for licensing compliance.