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sculptural

Where the collection comes from

Many museums. More perspectives.

Sculptural brings together selected museum records. Where an object is held and where it was made are different parts of its story—explore both in the collection.

546 objects in the current index9 museum collectionsDaily feeds checked each morning · times shown for Malta

United Kingdom

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Victoria and Albert Museum

A limited selection from the London collection. Image restrictions and temporary retention apply.

25 objects in the current index

Last successful check: 16 Sept 2026, 09:15

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Denmark

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SMK — National Gallery of Denmark

Sculpture from the museum’s primary catalogue, using images explicitly marked public domain.

5 objects in the current index

Last successful check: 16 Sept 2026, 09:15

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Germany

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museum-digital Germany

A growing selection of sculpture and busts from participating German museums. Only public-domain images with openly reusable metadata qualify.

3 objects in the current index

Last successful check: 16 Sept 2026, 09:15

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Netherlands

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Rijksmuseum

Sculpture from the Amsterdam collection, using only images the museum marks public domain and downloadable, served from its IIIF image server.

20 objects in the current index

Last successful check: 16 Sept 2026, 13:29

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United States

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Art Institute of Chicago

Public-domain sculpture and collection records from Chicago. Paused since 16 September 2026 while the museum’s image server is unreachable; its records remain stored and will return when the images load again.

0 objects in the current index

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United States

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National Gallery of Art

Open-access sculpture from the gallery’s CC0 data files, rotating through every century of the collection, with images from its IIIF image server.

20 objects in the current index

Last successful check: 16 Sept 2026, 13:30

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United States

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Smithsonian American Art Museum & Hirshhorn

Sculpture from the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Hirshhorn, using only records and images the Smithsonian marks CC0, served from its image delivery server.

18 objects in the current index

Last successful check: 16 Sept 2026, 14:33

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A growing selection, with its sources in view.

Each feed checks for suitable records; a successful check does not always produce new objects. Images, dates and attributions follow the museum record. Unknown places of origin remain unrecorded rather than being inferred from an artist’s nationality or a museum’s address.

The German selection currently focuses on busts. Paris Musées and wider European collections are being evaluated for future additions; they are not yet connected.