Metropolitan Museum releases 375,000 images under Open Access
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has launched an Open Access initiative, making more than 375,000 images from its collection available for free online. This program allows users to download these images for educational and commercial purposes. Collaborative support comes from several organizations, including Creative Commons and Wikimedia. Unlike earlier efforts by institutions like the Smithsonian Design Museum, the Met's approach emphasizes sharing these images on social media and platforms like Pinterest, aiming to enhance the accessibility and dissemination of art and cultural works across the internet.
Key facts
- Metropolitan Museum of Art released 375,000 images online.
- Images are under Open Access policy for study and commercial use.
- Partners include Creative Commons, Wikimedia, Artstor, DPLA, Art Resource, Pinterest.
- Images are high-resolution and downloadable from multiple platforms.
- Initiative follows similar moves by MoMA, Smithsonian Design Museum, National Gallery of Denmark, Rijksmuseum.
- Met's project emphasizes dissemination via Wikipedia and Pinterest.
- Valentina Tanni reported the news for Artribune.
- The museum's website for the project is metmuseum.org/openaccess.
Entities
Institutions
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- MoMA
- Smithsonian Design Museum
- National Gallery of Denmark
- Rijksmuseum
- Creative Commons
- Wikimedia
- Artstor
- Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
- Art Resource
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands