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Smithsonian Open Access

Smithsonian collection metadata and open-access digital media

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Python module to query the Smithsonian Institution Open Access API. A project of the Digitization Program Office, OCIO, Smithsonian. https://dpo.si.edu/ For details of the developer tools for the Open Access API: https://www.si.edu/openaccess/devtools For details about Smithsonian Open Access: https://www.si.edu/openaccess To install using pip: Or: To fetch content based on id/url of an object (docs): To fetch stats for CC0 objects/media (docs): To fetch content based on a query against a category. artdesign, historyculture or…

Smithsonian/smithsonian-openaccess on GitHub A short preview, not the full document.

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  1. Smithsonian Open Access
  2. Installation
  3. Requirements
  4. Usage
  5. Load module
  6. Get Content
  7. Fetch statistics
  8. Search contents based on category
  9. Search
  10. Search Terms

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  1. First observed: Sep 14, 2026
  2. Last directory-field change: Sep 14, 2026
  3. Current source observation: Oct 30, 2026

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