Public domain assets
The Met Collection
A searchable online collection from The Metropolitan Museum of Art with many public domain images.
- Pricing
- Free
- Login required
- No
- API available
- No
- License
- Public-domain or collection-specific terms; verify the original source.
- Last checked
- 2026-07-08
What it is
The Met Collection is useful because the image, metadata, and object page stay together, which makes citation less fragile.
Why worth a look
A searchable online collection from The Metropolitan Museum of Art with many public domain images.
Good for
- Finding art object records with image and metadata.
- Studying materials, periods, and collection provenance.
How to start
- Search a material, period, or object type.
- Filter for public domain images when you need reuse options.
Best first click
Open The Met Collection and start here: Search a material, period, or object type.
Trust facts
- Pricing
- Free
- Login required
- No
- Open source
- No
- API available
- No
- License
- Public-domain or collection-specific terms; verify the original source.
- Risk
- Pricing, login requirements, and availability can change; last human check: 2026-07-08.
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