access getty museum open content images and collection data
domain: getty.edu · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
read the Open Content Program policy at getty.edu/projects/open-content-program/faqs to see which images are cleared for free download (Getty-owned, public-domain works)
browse the Getty Museum's collection online and look for a "Download image" button under CC0-marked artworks to get full-resolution files directly, no API needed for this path
for programmatic access to object/agent/exhibition metadata, review the Getty Museum Collection API reference at data.getty.edu/museum/collection/docs
cross-reference Getty Vocabularies (AAT/ULAN/TGN) identifiers embedded in Museum records to resolve controlled-vocabulary terms
check data.getty.edu directly for current endpoint paths before hardcoding them, since the Museum's Linked Open Data program has evolved over time and is still being built out
Known gotchas
"Open Content" (free website image downloads) and the "Museum Collection API" (structured Linked Open Data) are two distinct programs — access to one does not imply access to the other
only images of Getty-owned, public-domain works are freely downloadable; the API also returns metadata for works still under copyright without an open image
the Museum's API/LOD surface is described as still evolving, so verify specific endpoint paths against data.getty.edu rather than assuming they're stable
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