Unlock access to our rich collection through a modern, standards-based API. Whether you're an artist, researcher, developer, or curious mind — you're welcome to explore and reuse our open data.

introduction

An API (Application Programming Interface) enables one computer or software system to talk to another. APIs shape much of our digital culture — as they are the key technologies driving various applications from music streaming to smart fridges. Museums adopt and implement APIs to both people and machines interact with collections digitally. Whether for research, development, or creative reuse, all forms of engagement are welcome.

linked data

The Design Museum Gent's API provides JSON-LD formatted data as a REST-style service that allows developers to explore and integrate the museum's public data into their projects. We chose to use linked open data and implement international standards to improve both machine and institutional interoperability.

This makes our API suitable for:

• Semantic web and cultural heritage integration
• Machine learning pipelines
• Research tools and digital exhibitions

ecosystem

To cultivate and promote a sustainable digital culture, we believe that broad use of our technology, both within and outside the institution is important. Therefore, this API is the same technology used to drive our future public offerings such as the website, Searcher and other public-facing commissions and digital applications.

Read more about how we encourage these exchanges through the museum's Studio Digitaal and use tools such as this API to flirt with the concept of the connectivist museum"

share!

If the application you are building using our API is public, please send it our way, and we are happy to showcase it alongside some other projects that use our API.

⛓️‍💥 Support

need support: contact us via:

• GitHub Issues
• E-mail support

development and coordination by Olivier Van D'huynslager