InspoSearch for Institutions

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

292+
active sources
2.5B+
searchable images
8,319
federated institutions
featured source Europeana

InspoSearch aggregates 20 Europeana sub-collections spanning national archives, fashion museums, rare manuscripts, and more — giving users a visual gateway into Europe's shared cultural heritage.

Through the Europeana Search API, InspoSearch surfaces images from the Rijksmuseum, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek, and dozens of other providers.

20 sub-collections 50M+ items via API 3,700+ data providers

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>

Partner with InspoSearch

Your collection reaches designers, artists, researchers, and students worldwide — with full attribution on every image.

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Full attribution
Your institution name, logo, and link appear on every image. Users always know where the work comes from.
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Direct traffic
Every result links back to your site. "View original" takes users to your collection page.
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Multilingual reach
InspoSearch supports 6 languages. Your collection is discoverable by users searching in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, and Italian.
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Open source & free
No ads, no tracking, no paywalls. AGPL-licensed. Aligned with open access missions.
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Visual discovery
Color search, AI analysis, and smart filtering help users discover works they'd never find through traditional text search.
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License filtering
Users can filter by CC0, CC-BY, and open licenses — making your open-access works easier to find and use.
292+ active sources 2.5B+ searchable images 6 languages 0 ads

Interested in working together? We offer featured placement, custom sub-collection support, and co-promotion for institutional partners.

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