A year ago, new York's Metropolitan Museum embarked on an ambitious project to digitize and completely spread open access to its permanent collection. Very generous step for the third visited Museum in the world.
Now, if you want to use images for commercial or artistic purposes, you do not need to worry about copyright infringement — and in the collection of the Metropolitan is a place to roam, art lovers, because it has more than half a million artifacts.
To date, there have been digitized over 400 works of art in different genres. The collection includes ancient and modern art, painting, photography, sculpture, historical documents, dresses and even furniture. Users can search by their works by author name, creation time or materials used.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Terracotta head of a woman, probably of the Sphinx. Greece, fifth century BC.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Banjo — pipe with side exhalation, nationality ekonda, 1915
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Caspar David Friedrich "Two men contemplating the moon", 1819
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Max Beckmann "the Beginning", 1946-1949 gg.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Arched harp. 1390-1295 BC.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Relief panel, Mesopotamia, the IX century BC.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
The sculpture of the three graces marble. Rome, II century BC.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Boris Grigoriev "Model", 1926
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Jean Tinguely "Narva", 1961
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Arkhip Kuindzhi "Red sunset on the Dnepr", 1905-1908 gg.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Photo: Shinichi Suzuki, 1870
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Necklace made of gold, turquoise and lapis lazuli, Ancient Egypt, IV-III century BC.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Bowl in the shape of a Lotus, Ancient Egypt, XX-VII century BC.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
"Theodosius arrives at Ephesus", France, XIII century.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Henri Rousseau, "the Repast of the lion", 1907
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Henri Matisse "Olive trees", 1906
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
"Lion" statue of marble, IV century BC, Greece.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits
Head of king David, France, XII century.
The Metropolitan Museum of digitized and posted in the open access 400 thousand exhibits