cultural-heritage
Smithsonian Open Access
Open Access records from across all the Smithsonian museums, combining collection metadata with CC0 media that can be reused freely. Searching happens on the Smithsonian site; an API exists, keyed through api.data.gov. Valuable for finding reusable museum imagery and object records in one place. Currently degraded, expect possible CAPTCHA interruptions.
Pas de vérification automatique, ouvre la recherche propre à l’archive.
Son utilité et son fonctionnement
The Smithsonian Open Access collection stands out because everything in it carries a CC0 public domain dedication, meaning you can download and reuse the images and data freely without restriction or credit requirement. It draws from all Smithsonian museums and research centers, so a single search spans natural history specimens, fine art, cultural artifacts, archival documents, and scientific data. You search or browse on the Smithsonian website; Echo links you there directly. Note that the site may occasionally present a CAPTCHA before loading.
Ce qu’elle contient
More than 17 million metadata records from over 20 Smithsonian museums, libraries, and research centers, with millions of high-resolution CC0 images spanning the natural world, art, history, and science.
Accès API
https://api.si.edu/openaccess/api/v1.0/search (api.data.gov key)
Une clé API est requise (généralement gratuite) ; consultez les points d’accès ci-dessus pour savoir où l’obtenir.
Accès
May require solving a captcha before it responds.