Science Museum Group

Science Museum Group Collection API

A JSONAPI-compliant REST API providing open access to the Science Museum Group's collection of over 7 million objects, people, and documents across its five UK museums. Search and retrieve data about scientific instruments, industrial artifacts, railway objects, and cultural items with image access, pagination, and rich filtering by date, place, maker, museum, and category.

GitHub OpenAPI

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/our-work/our-collection/using-our-collection-api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/science-museum-group/refs/heads/main/openapi/science-museum-group-collection-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/science-museum-group/refs/heads/main/json-schema/science-museum-group-collection-object-schema.json

Other Resources

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GitHub Repository
https://github.com/TheScienceMuseum/collectionsonline-api
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SpectralRules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/science-museum-group/refs/heads/main/rules/science-museum-group-rules.yml
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NaftikoCapabilities
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/science-museum-group/refs/heads/main/capabilities/collection-discovery.yaml
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JSONLDContext
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/science-museum-group/refs/heads/main/json-ld/science-museum-group-context.jsonld
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Vocabulary
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/science-museum-group/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/science-museum-group-vocabulary.yml

OpenAPI Specification

science-museum-group-collection-openapi.yml Raw ↑