Documentation of Data Services
ECT, Europe Container Terminals © René de Wit
Object metadata
Metadata of objects in the Rijksmuseum collection can be accessed in four different ways. You can use the OAI-PMH API or the LDES API to harvest collection data. The complete collection is also available for download. Data is connected by concepts and agents within the controlled vocabularies of the museum. Object metadata can also be obtained in different formats using the persistent identifier resolver.
Bibliographic metadata
The Rijksmuseum supports the SRU client/server protocol for searching and retrieving bibliographic records from the library database.
Controlled vocabularies
Controlled vocabularies contain data about actors, places, events and concepts. Controlled vocabularies of the Rijksmuseum are available as downloads.