Met Museum Mcp Server

Overview

Met Museum Mcp Server is a Model Context Protocol server that connects AI assistants to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection of over 500,000 artworks. It provides access to comprehensive metadata, provenance information, and open-access images, allowing AI models to query and retrieve museum data as callable tools.

You can run this server in two ways: use the hosted endpoint at https://met-museum.caseyjhand.com/mcp without any local setup, or install it locally via npm with npx -y @cyanheads/met-museum-mcp-server. The latest release is v0.2.6, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license with source code available at cyanheads/met-museum-mcp-server on GitHub. No authentication is required.

Met Museum Mcp Server is listed in the AI & Agents category and works with Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Zed, and other MCP-compatible clients. If you maintain this server, claim your listing to earn the Verified badge and keep information up to date.

Installation

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: Met Museum Mcp Server
URL:  https://met-museum.caseyjhand.com/mcp