📊 American Art Collaborative Datasets

Explore comprehensive datasets from the American Art Collaborative and partner institutions, advancing Linked Open Data for cultural heritage. 🌟

🌟 About the American Art Collaborative (AAC)

The American Art Collaborative (AAC) is a consortium of 13 prestigious art museums and one art archive in the United States, dedicated to advancing the adoption of Linked Open Data (LOD) on the semantic web. The AAC aims to enhance the understanding of art by:

  • Expanding access to cultural holdings. 🎨
  • Deepening research connections for scholars and curators. 📚
  • Creating public interfaces for students, teachers, and museum visitors. 👩‍🏫👨‍🎓

🗂️ Available Datasets

Explore and download datasets from participating museums through AAC's GitHub Repository

🖼️ Project Highlights

The AAC uses a federated model for data publishing, allowing each member to maintain and present its data independently while leveraging shared best practices. This ensures:

  • Sustainable, cost-effective data management. 💾
  • Consistency and interoperability across datasets. 🤝
  • Broad access to interconnected art data for research and public engagement.