InspoSearch for Institutions

Add your museum, archive, or library collection to the open cultural heritage search engine.

521

active sources

3.2B+

searchable images

108

no-setup sources

Why list your collection?

InspoSearch connects researchers, creatives, and students with cultural heritage imagery from hundreds of institutions. Adding your collection means more visibility, more engagement, and more people discovering your holdings.

✓ verified source — Verified sources get a badge visible to all users.

Source types

museums & galleries

210+ sources

national archives

80+ sources

university libraries

65+ sources

digital collections

120+ sources

photo archives

46+ sources

How to add your collection

Check your API

InspoSearch works with REST APIs, IIIF manifests, OAI-PMH endpoints, and OpenSearch. If your collection has a public API, it can likely be added.

Create a source manifest

Create a JSON file describing your endpoint. See the source templates on GitHub.

Submit a Pull Request

Open a PR on GitHub with your source JSON. We'll test it and add it to the manifest.

Embed widget

Add an InspoSearch search box to your institution's website:

<iframe src="https://insposearch.pages.dev"
  width="100%" height="600"
  style="border:1px solid #eee;"
  title="InspoSearch"></iframe>

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