Nasjonalmuseet Collection API

The collection API of Nasjonalmuseet (The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway) gives you the collection as data: the same works as in the Collection Online, in a format that programs, spreadsheets and research tools can read. The API is free to use. You need an API key, which you create yourself in a couple of minutes.

What you find here

Over 60,000 published works of fine art, design, crafts and architecture
Titles, artists, dates, technique, materials, dimensions and keywords from the museum's catalogue
High-resolution images through IIIF, with zoom and cropping
Linked Art (JSON-LD) for linked data and research
Semantic search in AI-generated image descriptions, for partners and research

Four parts

- **[Tutorials](veiledninger/index.md)** Step by step, from the first request to search and images. Start here. - **[Documentation](dokumentasjon/index.md)** Endpoints, access levels, fields, error responses and stability. - **[Terms of use](vilkar.md)** What you can use the data for, credits and data quality. - **[About](om.md)** What the API is, who it is for, glossary and contact.

Get started quickly

Create a key at https://api.nasjonalmuseet.no/api/v1/keys/register?lang=en.
Make the first request:

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: $NM_API_KEY" \ "https://api.nasjonalmuseet.no/api/v1/objects/NG.M.00939?lang=en"