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Global Art Museum Object Metadata
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This collection contains the public records of accessioned artworks from the Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA), released to celebrate the museum's 120th anniversary. It incorporates data for approximately 28,269 objects, spanning departments such as fine arts, decorative arts, photography, contemporary art, and the Heinz Architectural Center. Additionally, the metadata for the Teenie Harris Archive, encompassing roughly 59,031 records, is included, using an identical structure and format. The data is provided without restrictions, encouraging exploration, education, and experimentation. Users are advised that the museum continually researches its collections, meaning the data may contain errors or incomplete entries and is subject to regular updates to reflect the current best understanding of the objects.
Columns
- title: The main title of the artwork (e.g., "Untitled" is common).
- creation_date: The stated date when the artwork was created.
- creation_date_earliest: The earliest date the artwork could have been created.
- creation_date_latest: The latest date the object could have been created.
- medium: The material used to create the object (e.g., "gelatin silver print").
- accession_number: The unique number assigned by the museum.
- id: The unique identifier for the object.
- credit_line: A credit provided to the person or entity that acquired the object.
- date_acquired: The date the object was acquired by the museum.
- department: The internal department responsible for the object, such as Fine Arts or Decorative Arts and Design.
- physical_location: The location of the object within the museum (e.g., "Not on View" is the most frequent).
- item_width, item_height, item_depth, item_diameter: Physical dimensions of the object in inches.
- web_url: The URL linking to the object’s collection page.
- provenance_text: The ownership history of the object.
- classification: The categorical group the object belongs to within the museum (e.g., "prints").
- image_url: A thumbnail URL for the image; note that the dataset provides links, but not the images themselves.
- artist_id, party_type, full_name, cited_name, role, nationality, birth_date, death_date, birth_place: Detailed information relating to the creator or artist associated with the object.
Distribution
The data is made available in two primary formats: CSV dumps (cmoa.csv and teenie.csv) and JSON dumps (cmoa.json and teenie.json), with the data content being identical across formats. For bulk usage, the CMOA portion contains records for 28,269 works, while the Teenie Harris Archive records total approximately 59,031. For simpler use, individual JSON files are also provided for each work, named using the GUID portion of the object's ID. An index.json file is also included, listing the ID, title, and first image link (if available) for each object. Be aware that text fields like provenance, medium, and credit line may include newline characters.
Usage
This data is perfectly suited for cultural exploration, educational projects, and experimental data visualisations. It can be used for replicating and further exploring presentations and interpretations of the museum's data. Users can leverage the records to analyse acquisition timelines, study trends in the materials (medium) used, or investigate the representation of artists by nationality and creation date.
Coverage
The dataset covers the accessioned collections of the Carnegie Museum of Art located in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The timeframe for object creation is extensive, spanning many centuries, while object acquisition dates range from at least November 1896 up to December 2016. The majority of included records are categorized under Fine Arts. Artists listed frequently are of American nationality, which accounts for nearly half of the available nationality data.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Researchers and Academics: To study museum acquisition history, collection composition, and artist biographical data.
- Data Scientists: For training models or performing statistical analysis on large, open-access cultural heritage data.
- App Developers: To build applications or websites that access and display artwork metadata.
- Educators: To generate curriculum material for art history, data literacy, or cultural studies.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Carnegie Museum of Art Collection Data
- CMOA and Teenie Harris Archive Collection Records
- Global Art Museum Object Metadata
- Pittsburgh Art Collection Public Data
Attributes
Original Data Source: Global Art Museum Object Metadata
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