Global Museum Search API

API ID 5305

With Global Museum Search API discover museums and art galleries around the world with key information, from opening hours and directions to impressive architectural details and coordinates for your next cultural adventure.

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API Documentation

Endpoints

Request

To use this endpoint, enter the name of the country to obtain a list of the most important museums in that territory.

Endpoint ID: 6854
GET https://zylalabs.com/api/5305/global+museum+search+api/6854/country+museums
INPUT PARAMETERS

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API EXAMPLE RESPONSE
JSON
["Prado Museum, Reina Sof\u00eda Museum, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Picasso Museum, National Museum of Catalan Art, Dali Museum, Sorolla Museum, National Archaeological Museum, Royal Palace of Madrid, Museum of Fine Arts of Seville, Picasso Museum M\u00e1laga, Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona, National Museum of Roman Art, National Museum of Decorative Arts, Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, Museum of Navarre, Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia, Museum of Contemporary Art of Castilla y Le\u00f3n, National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts, Cerralbo Museum, Museum of Romanticism, Museum of Spanish Abstract Art, Museum of Altamira, Pompidou Center M\u00e1laga, National Museum and Research Center of Altamira, Chocolate Museum, Madrid, Royal Tapestry Factory, Spain, Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, Da2 Salamanca, Museum of the History of Madrid, Salamanca Cathedral Museum, Artium, Burdigala and Edeta: The Archaeological Museum of Ontinyent, Center for Advanced Studies in Design de Valencia, Numismatic Cabinet of Tarragona, Bullfighting Museum of Ronda, Santa Clara Museum, Museo de Arte Romano de M\u00e9rida."]
Country Museums — CODE SNIPPETS

curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/5305/global+museum+search+api/6854/country+museums&Country=Required' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 


    
Request

To use this endpoint, enter the name of the museum previously consulted to receive detailed information such as location, opening hours and contact details.

Endpoint ID: 6855
GET https://zylalabs.com/api/5305/global+museum+search+api/6855/museum+details
INPUT PARAMETERS

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API EXAMPLE RESPONSE
JSON
["{\n    \"name\": \"Reina Sof\u00eda Museum\",\n    \"telephone\": \"+34 917 74 10 00\",\n    \"address\": \"Calle de Santa Isabel, 52, 28012 Madrid\",\n    \"city\": \"Madrid\",\n    \"email\": \"[email protected]\",\n    \"schedules\": \"Monday, Wednesday-Saturday: 10:00-21:00; Sunday: 10:00-14:30; Closed on Tuesdays\",\n    \"architectural_style\": \"Modernist\",\n    \"architects\": \"Francisco Sabatini, Jean Nouvel\",\n    \"visitors\": \"Over 4 million annually\",\n    \"state\": \"Community of Madrid\",\n    \"country\": \"Spain\",\n    \"latitude\": 40.4085,\n    \"longitude\": -3.6939\n}"]
Museum Details — CODE SNIPPETS

curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/5305/global+museum+search+api/6855/museum+details&MuseumReference=Required' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' 


    

API Access Key & Authentication

After signing up, every developer is assigned a personal API access key, a unique combination of letters and digits provided to access to our API endpoint. To authenticate with the Global Museum Search API simply include your bearer token in the Authorization header.

Headers
Header Description
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Overview

About the API: 

This API provides access to a comprehensive database of museums and art galleries around the world. Users can consult a list of the most important museums by country, including both famous and lesser-known institutions. In addition, the API provides specific details of each museum, such as exact addresses, opening hours, contact numbers, architectural styles, and the architects responsible for their design. It also provides geographic coordinates that facilitate their location. This tool is ideal for tourists, travel guide applications, and anyone interested in cultural exploration. In addition, it allows this information to be integrated into applications or websites that promote cultural tourism, offering accurate and accessible data on the most outstanding museums in each region.

Global Museum Search API FAQs

Browse museums by country or search for detailed information on a specific museum using GET requests.

The Global Museum Search it is an API that provides detailed information on museums and art galleries worldwide.

The API receives GET requests with the name of the country or museum and returns a JSON with detailed information about each cultural site.

Planning visits to museums and art galleries. Development of cultural tourism applications. Research on art institutions for academic studies or projects.

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The API returns detailed information about the age and history of a domain, including years, months and days since its creation, as well as expiration and update dates.

The "GET Country Museums" endpoint returns a list of museum names in a specified country. The "GET Museum Details" endpoint provides detailed information about a specific museum, including its name, address, opening hours, contact details, architectural style, and geographic coordinates.

Key fields in the "GET Museum Details" response include "name," "address," "telephone," "email," "schedules," "architectural_style," "architects," "latitude," and "longitude," which provide comprehensive details about each museum.

The response data is structured in JSON format. For "GET Country Museums," it returns an array of museum names. For "GET Museum Details," it returns a JSON object with key-value pairs detailing the museum's attributes.

The "GET Country Museums" endpoint provides a list of museums by country, while the "GET Museum Details" endpoint offers in-depth information such as location, contact details, opening hours, and architectural information for individual museums.

The "GET Country Museums" endpoint accepts the name of a country as a parameter. The "GET Museum Details" endpoint requires the name of a specific museum to retrieve detailed information.

Data accuracy is maintained through regular updates and verification from reliable sources, including museum websites and cultural institutions, ensuring that the information provided is current and trustworthy.

Typical use cases include planning cultural trips, integrating museum information into travel apps, and conducting research on art institutions for educational purposes or tourism promotion.

Users can utilize the returned data by integrating it into applications or websites, allowing for features like interactive maps, itinerary planning, and providing users with essential information about museums and galleries they wish to visit.

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