Rijksmuseum MCP Server

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Search and filter Rijksmuseum artworks by text, artist, period, materials, colors, or other metadata.

• 2

  High-resolution images and deep-zoom tiles to inspect brushwork and fine visual details of artworks.

• 3

  Build timelines or analyze an artist's oeuvre and to explore or analyze user-curated collections and exhibition histories.

Description

This server provides tools to search artworks, retrieve detailed metadata, access high-resolution deep-zoom images, explore user-created collections, and generate artist timelines by leveraging the Rijksmuseum API. It enables agents to perform visual analysis, historical research, and collection curation using natural-language queries. The server requires a Rijksmuseum API key and can be run via an npm package or from source, making it easy to integrate into agent workflows that need museum-grade imagery and metadata.