Historical Data Dumps
Historical data dumps include all available metadata of objects in the Rijksmuseum collection that have been published over the years. The metadata is structured in the Dublin Core, Europeana Data Model and LIDO schemas. A Comma Separated Values file, with the most basic metadata, is available as well. Where multiple files are offered for a schema, the latest dataset can be identified by its YYYYMM- prefix.
Dublin Core object metadata download
Dublin Core is a small XML vocabulary. This download provides object metadata in a simple and compact form.
Europeana Data Model object metadata download
This download includes object metadata structured using the Europeana Data Model. The dataset is published in the Resource Description Framework (RDF) format using the Turtle syntax. This Linked Open Data includes many references to resources in the controlled vocabularies.
LIDO object metadata download
Lightweight Information Describing Objects (LIDO) is an XML harvesting schema. This event-centric dataset is currently the richest object metadata that the Rijksmuseum has to offer.
Comma Separated Values object metadata download
This Comma Separated Values file provides a simple inventory of objects in the Rijksmuseum collection. It includes the object number and persistent identifier, as well as a single title, type, creator, date and image URL for each object.
Linked Art van Gogh object metadata download
This experimental RDF dataset includes Rijksmuseum objects by van Gogh and is structured using the Linked Art model. Note the experimental nature: both the implementation of the model as well as the use of identifiers will be subject to change.
Download controlled vocabularies
Two controlled vocabularies are available for download: a list of actors and a thesaurus.
Actors
The controlled vocabulary of actors is a list of persons and organisations. The data is structured according to the Europeana Data Model, Linked Data compatible and available in XML.
Thesaurus
The thesaurus includes concepts, places and events. Data is structured according to the Simple Knowledge Organization System, Linked Data compatible and available in XML.