This connector gives AI assistants direct access to the Smithsonian Institution's Open Access collections, covering over 3 million objects from America's national museums and research centers. It exposes a robust set of Model Context Protocol tools for searching collections, fetching detailed object metadata, checking exhibition status, resolving museum names, and gathering collection statistics. Use this connector when your workflow requires rich cultural heritage data, artifact descriptions, high-resolution image references, or exhibit information from Smithsonian museums.
Key Features
Search across 24 Smithsonian museums and research centers
Retrieve detailed object metadata and provenance
Check physical exhibition and on-view status
Access collection statistics and museum units
Privacy & Security
Data Collection
This tool follows industry-standard security practices and only collects data necessary for functionality.