Met Museum MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection through natural language interactions. This server allows AI models to search The Met's art collection and retrieve artwork details (including images) via tool results.
Table of Contents
- Features
- List Departments
- Search Museum Objects
- Get Museum Object
- Open Met Explorer App
- MCP Apps
- Prerequisites
- Quick Start
- Configuration
- Transports
- Streamable HTTP Transport
- Usage with ChatGPT
- Usage with Claude Desktop
- Usage with LibreChat
- Example Queries
- Development
- Contributing
- License
- Disclaimer
Hosted deployment
A hosted deployment is available on Fronteir AI.
Features
This server provides AI models the following tools to interact with the art collection of The Met:
1. List Departments (list-departments)
Lists all the valid departments at The Met
- Inputs:
- None
- Output:
Department ID: 1, Display Name: American Decorative Arts Department ID: 3, Display Name: Ancient Near Eastern Art ...







