Open database with public art?

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I’m looking for an open database of art in public space.

I’m aware of a few localized initiatives, with different levels of openness, but is there an open database that aims to collect all art in public space?

I vaguely remember (no source sorry) that someone tried to create a site with the Louvre's art and the Louvre sued to have the site closed claiming some of the works are copyrighted, so creating such a database may be a nontrivial legal issue. The current conditions (https://www.louvre.fr/en/conditions-use-images) suggest that some images can be used for non-commercial purposes. — , Jan 14 '19 at 18:47
Thanks. Though, I'm looking for a database of art in public space, which I would think make it easier to not invoke copyright issues. — MastaBaba, Jan 15 '19 at 11:19

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 15 '19 at 15:36

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I have come across sites like publicartarchive.org.

But I believe you may need to use a search engine like google to find country specific ones and aggregate data.

Also see this previous answer that can help in retrieving data.

answered Jan 15 '19 at 15:36

Z Z

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That's an excellent start. A pity they don't have an API. And no clear way of contributing to the content. – MastaBaba Jan 15 '19 at 16:55
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See this link for how to contribute: https://www.publicartarchive.org/content/guide – Z Z Jan 29 '19 at 11:33
It appears publicartarchive.org has died a quiet death. – MastaBaba Nov 30 '20 at 20:04

Open database with public art?

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