A year ago, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art embarked on an ambitious project - to fully digitize and make its permanent collection publicly available. A very generous step for the third most visited museum in the world.
Now, if you want to use the images for commercial or artistic purposes, you will not need to worry about copyright infringement — and the Metro collection will have a place for art lovers to roam, because it has more than one and a half million exhibits.
To date, more than 400 thousand works of art in various genres have been digitized. The collection includes antique and modern art, painting and photography, sculpture, historical documents, dresses and even furniture. Users can search for the works they are interested in by the author's name, the time of creation or the materials used.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableTerracotta head of a woman, probably a sphinx. Greece, V century BC.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableBonjo — tube with lateral exhalation, Ekonda people, 1915
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableDavid Kaspar Friedrich "Two contemplating the moon", 1819
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableMax Beckman "The Beginning", 1946-1949.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableA curved harp. 1390-1295 before our era.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableSculpture of the three graces in marble. Rome, II century BC.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableBoris Grigoriev "Model", 1926
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableJean Tangley "Narva", 1961
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableArkhip Kuindzhi "Red Sunset on the Dnieper", 1905-1908.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availablePhoto: Shinichi Suzuki, 1870
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableNecklace made of gold, turquoise and lapis lazuli, Ancient Egypt, IV—III centuries BC.The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableLotus-shaped bowl, Ancient Egypt, XX—VII centuries BC.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly available"Theodosius arrives at Ephesus", France, XIII century.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableHenri Rousseau "The Lion's Meal", 1907
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableHenri Matisse "Olive trees", 1906
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly available"Lion" is a marble statuette, IV century BC, Greece.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableThe head of King David, France, XII century.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableGeorgia O'Keefe "Cow's Skull: Red, White, Blue", 1931The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableSitting figure, the Caroline Islands, late XIX — early XX century.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableLouise Bourgeois "Eyes", marble. 1982
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableCJSC Gongen, Japan, XI century.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableEgon Schiele "Self-portrait", 1914
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availablePablo Picasso "Reading at the table", 1934
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has digitized and made 400 thousand exhibits publicly availableKing Sahure and the god of Nome, Ancient Egypt, 2458 before our era.