Met Museum
Met Museum MCP integration to discover the art collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
What is Met Museum?
Met Museum is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to met museum mcp integration to discover the art collection at the metropolitan museum of art in new york
Met Museum MCP integration to discover the art collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
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- Met Museum MCP integration to discover the art collection at
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Installation
Manual Installation
npx metmuseumConfiguration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use Met Museum
The Met Museum MCP server provides AI assistants with access to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's open collection of over 400,000 artworks and artifacts through a set of structured search and retrieval tools. It connects to the Met's public Collection API and can return rich metadata including department, culture, period, artist, dates, and optionally base64-encoded images of artworks. Art researchers, educators, and curious users can explore the Met's vast collection by asking natural language questions from their MCP-enabled AI client.
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18 or later installed
- An MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop
- No API key required — the Met Collection API is public
Install and run via npx
The server can be run directly via npx without a global install. This is the recommended approach for Claude Desktop.
npx -y metmuseum-mcpAdd to Claude Desktop configuration
Open your Claude Desktop config file and add the metmuseum server entry. On macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"metmuseum": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "metmuseum-mcp"]
}
}
}Optionally configure environment variables
Set MET_API_TIMEOUT_MS if you are on a slow connection and need longer timeouts, or enable MET_API_DEBUG for troubleshooting.
{
"mcpServers": {
"metmuseum": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "metmuseum-mcp"],
"env": {
"MET_API_TIMEOUT_MS": "15000",
"MET_API_DEBUG": "false"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop
Restart Claude Desktop to load the new MCP server configuration.
Test with a search query
Ask Claude to find artworks by a known artist or keyword to confirm the server is working.
Met Museum Examples
Client configuration
Example claude_desktop_config.json entry for the Met Museum MCP server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"metmuseum": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "metmuseum-mcp"],
"env": {
"MET_API_TIMEOUT_MS": "10000",
"MET_API_DEBUG": "false"
}
}
}
}Prompts to try
Example prompts to explore the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection through Claude.
- "Can you help me explore the works of Vincent Van Gogh in the Met collection?"
- "Show me a few paintings from the Asian Art department."
- "Find artwork that has 'cat' in the title or features cats."
- "What departments does the Metropolitan Museum of Art have?"
- "Retrieve the artwork 'Corridor in the Asylum' and show me its details."
- "Find Greek and Roman sculptures from the 1st century BCE."Troubleshooting Met Museum
Requests timing out for image retrieval
Image data is returned as base64-encoded JPEG which can be large. Increase MET_API_TIMEOUT_MS to 20000 or higher in the env config. Avoid requesting images for bulk search results; use get-museum-object with returnImage only for specific artworks.
Search returns no results for known artists
The Met API's text search is case-sensitive for some fields. Try variations of the artist name. Also use list-departments first to get valid departmentId values, then filter by department to narrow results.
open-met-explorer tool is not launching a UI
The open-met-explorer tool launches an interactive MCP App experience that is only available in MCP clients that support resource rendering. In Claude Desktop, it returns a structured resource that can be browsed; in other clients this tool may behave differently.
Frequently Asked Questions about Met Museum
What is Met Museum?
Met Museum is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that met museum mcp integration to discover the art collection at the metropolitan museum of art in new york It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install Met Museum?
Follow the installation instructions on the Met Museum GitHub repository. Clone the repo, install dependencies, and add the server config to your AI client.
Which AI clients work with Met Museum?
Met Museum works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is Met Museum free to use?
Yes, Met Museum is open source and available under the MIT license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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