The Rijksmuseum API
Explore the world's greatest artwork
This API is best for exploring and discovering artworks from around the globe
With this API, developers can easily explore and discover artworks from around the globe. Restful backend support and filters & sorting options make the retrieval of artwork and content easy and fast. The API provides both interactive & batching queries to access metadata, content, and high-resolution images of artwork.
Key features
- Backend support for querying over a million pieces of artwork and artifacts; search filters and sorting options; access to high-resolution images of artwork; metadata and content associated with each artwork; support for both single queries and batching
Potential use cases
- Digital Art Gallery: Develop an interactive digital art gallery based on The Rijksmuseum API, allowing visitors to easily explore various artwork from museums around the world
- Artifact Recognition App: Develop an iOS app for recognizing artifacts using The Rijksmuseum API to query metadata and content associated with the artwork
- Interactive Art History Curriculum: Interactive Web-Based Learning Platform for students to discover and learn about art history based on The Rijksmuseum API
The Rijksmuseum API is an invaluable resource for our educational and research projects. We have been able to quickly access artwork and content from around the world with their robust REST APIs and are astounded by the convenience they have brought to our work.
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