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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