MetMuseum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API Ruby wrapper

The API document is here

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'met_museum'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install met_museum

Usage

require 'met_museum'

The description of the method is as follows

MetMuseum::Collection.objects

collection = MetMuseum::Collection.new()
collection.objects
=> {"total"=>494788,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [1,
   2,
   3,
   4,
--< omit >--
  826602]}

 collection.objects(metadataDate: Date.new(2018,10,10))
 =>{"total"=>355400,
  "objectIDs"=>
   [33,
    35,
    36,
    74,
    75,
 --< omit >--
    826307]}

collection.objects(departmentIds: 1)
=> {"total"=>18572,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [1,
   2,
   3,
   4,
 --< omit >--
   821352]}

collection.objects(metadataDate: Date.new(2018,10,10),departmentIds: 1)
=> {"total"=>15439,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [7,
   8,
   33,
   34,
 --< omit >--
   816271]}

MetMuseum::Collection.object

MetMuseum::Collection.new.object(1000)
=> {"objectID"=>1000,
 "isHighlight"=>false,
 "accessionNumber"=>"10.149.99",
 "isPublicDomain"=>true,
 "primaryImage"=>"https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ad/original/DP258638.jpg",
 "primaryImageSmall"=>"https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ad/web-large/DP258638.jpg",
 "additionalImages"=>[],
 "constituents"=>nil,
 "department"=>"The American Wing",
 "objectName"=>"Bread plate",
 "title"=>"Bread Plate",
 "culture"=>"Chinese, for American market",
 "period"=>"",
 "dynasty"=>"",
 "reign"=>"",
 "portfolio"=>"",
 "artistRole"=>"",
 "artistPrefix"=>"",
 "artistDisplayName"=>"",
 "artistDisplayBio"=>"",
 "artistSuffix"=>"",
 "artistAlphaSort"=>"",
 "artistNationality"=>"",
 "artistBeginDate"=>"",
 "artistEndDate"=>"",
 "objectDate"=>"1785–90",
 "objectBeginDate"=>1785,
 "objectEndDate"=>1790,
 "medium"=>"Porcelain",
 "dimensions"=>"Diam. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)",
 "creditLine"=>"Bequest of James T. Woodward, 1910",
 "geographyType"=>"Made in",
 "city"=>"",
 "state"=>"",
 "county"=>"",
 "country"=>"China",
 "region"=>"",
 "subregion"=>"",
 "locale"=>"",
 "locus"=>"",
 "excavation"=>"",
 "river"=>"",
 "classification"=>"Ceramics",
 "rightsAndReproduction"=>"",
 "linkResource"=>"",
 "metadataDate"=>"2019-01-30T09:08:07.74Z",
 "repository"=>"Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY",
 "objectURL"=>"https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/1000"}
 "tags"=>["Coat of Arms", "Dishes"]}

MetMuseum::Collection.department

# show object_ids size and themselves
MetMuseum::Collection.new.department
=> {"departments"=>
  [{"departmentId"=>1, "displayName"=>"American Decorative Arts"},
   {"departmentId"=>3, "displayName"=>"Ancient Near Eastern Art"},
   {"departmentId"=>4, "displayName"=>"Arms and Armor"},
   {"departmentId"=>5, "displayName"=>"Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas"},
   {"departmentId"=>6, "displayName"=>"Asian Art"},
   {"departmentId"=>7, "displayName"=>"The Cloisters"},
   --< omit >--

MetMuseum::Collection.search

# show object_ids size and themselves
MetMuseum::Collection.new.search('ocean')
=> {"total"=>189,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [250487,
   12544,
   436005,
   8314,
   8315,
   8317,
   --< omit >--

# show specified number of objects
MetMuseum::Collection.new.search('akasaka', {limit: 1})
=> [{"objectID"=>37231,
  "isHighlight"=>false,
  "accessionNumber"=>"JP787",
  "isPublicDomain"=>true,
  "primaryImage"=>"https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/as/original/DP123261.jpg",
  "primaryImageSmall"=>"https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/as/web-large/DP123261.jpg",
  "additionalImages"=>[],
  "constituents"=>[{"role"=>"Artist", "name"=>"Utagawa Hiroshige"}],
  "department"=>"Asian Art",
  "objectName"=>"Print",
  "title"=>"Akasaka",
  "culture"=>"Japan",
  "period"=>"Edo period (1615–1868)",
  "dynasty"=>"",
  "reign"=>"",
  "portfolio"=>"",
  "artistRole"=>"",
  "artistPrefix"=>"",
  "artistDisplayName"=>"",
  "artistDisplayBio"=>"",
  "artistSuffix"=>"",
  "artistAlphaSort"=>"",
  "artistNationality"=>"",
  "artistBeginDate"=>"",
  "artistEndDate"=>"",
  "objectDate"=>"ca. 1840",
  "objectBeginDate"=>1830,
  "objectEndDate"=>1850,
  "medium"=>"Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper",
  "dimensions"=>"Overall: 8 3/4 x 13 3/4in. (22.2 x 34.9cm)",
  "creditLine"=>"The Francis Lathrop Collection, Purchase, Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911",
  "geographyType"=>"",
  "city"=>"",
  "state"=>"",
  "county"=>"",
  "country"=>"",
  "region"=>"",
  "subregion"=>"",
  "locale"=>"",
  "locus"=>"",
  "excavation"=>"",
  "river"=>"",
  "classification"=>"Prints",
  "rightsAndReproduction"=>"",
  "linkResource"=>"",
  "metadataDate"=>"2019-05-11T05:36:53.803Z",
  "repository"=>"Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY",
  "objectURL"=>"https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/37231",
  "tags"=>["Buildings", "Men", "Women"]}]


# show object_ids size and themselves with certain departmentId --< omit >--
MetMuseum::Collection.new.search('flower', {departmentId: 12})
=> {"total"=>7922,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [207138,
   197555,
   207151,
   206979,
   --< omit >--

# show object_ids size and themselves which are isOnView
MetMuseum::Collection.new.search('flower', {isOnView: true})
=> => {"total"=>2066,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [207138,
   3689,
   11207,
   252906,
   252349,
   --< omit >--

# show object_ids size and themselves which are artistOrCulture
MetMuseum::Collection.new.search('flower', {artistOrCulture: true})
=>  {"total"=>5, "objectIDs"=>[207138, 3689, 196563, 196560, 198662]}


# show object_ids size and themselves with certain medium
MetMuseum::Collection.new.search('flower', {medium: "Paintings"})
=> {"total"=>706,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [11207,
   436121,
   10481,
   435882,
   --< omit >--


# show object_ids size and themselves which are hasImages
MetMuseum::Collection.new.search('flower', {hasImages: true})
=> {"total"=>18731,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [207138,
   3689,
   11207,
   252906,
   --< omit >--

# show object_ids size and themselves with certain geoLocation
MetMuseum::Collection.new.search('flower', {geoLocation: "Paris"})
=> {"total"=>292,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [195320,
   707455,
   193814,
   200432,
   --< omit >--

# show object_ids size and themselves with datarange
MetMuseum::Collection.new.search('flower', {dateBegin: 1700,dateEnd: 1750})
=> {"total"=>1444,
 "objectIDs"=>
  [9199,
   3759,
   398162,
   666591,
   --< omit >--

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/hyuraku/met_museum. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the MetMuseum project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.