This dataset includes all public domain artworks (metadata+images) from the Cleveland Museum of Art, as of 2026-05-27. All data included in this dataset is originally shared under CC0 or public domain.

Dataset Structure

The dataset consists of three fields:

"id": the unique accession number (string) associated to the artwork
"metadata": a JSON dict with metadata associated to the artwork
"image": image depicting the artwork

Data sources, collection and processing

Images and metadata have been collected from Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access (CC0). Specifically:

artwork metadata comes from their official data dump
artwork images are fetched from the URLs included in the data dump
- images come in different sizes, so we retrieved them in their "web" format (max side 900 px, preserving original aspect ratio)
- where the web format was not available, we retrieved the "print" format instead (max side 3400 px, preserving original aspect ratio)

Reporting Issues

I made sure to select only those artworks whose field "share_license_status" is "CC0", so no infringing content should be included. However, if you review the contents of the dataset and identify any licensing issues, please open an issue. I will review the content and, if a violation is confirmed, I will remove the image from the dataset.

License

The images and original metadata are licensed under CC0 by the Cleveland Museum of Art.
This dataset (including artwork metadata and images) is licensed under CC BY 4.0 by LINKS Foundation.
This means you can use, adapt and redistribute this dataset as long as you give appropriate credit.

Revisions

2026-06-04 : Initial Commit
- 41,457 artworks, 92,123 images as of 2026-05-27 (some artworks have multiple images associated)

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28.3 GB