About Louvre MCP
Louvre MCP is an MCP server for clients that need to search the Louvre’s digital collection and retrieve artwork details and images.
Key features
- 01Search Louvre artworks
- 02Retrieve artwork details
- 03Get thumbnail or full-size images
Use cases
- 01Find works in the Louvre collection
- 02Look up details for a specific artwork
MCP support
Exposes tools to MCP clients for artwork search, detail retrieval, and image retrieval.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMELouvre MCP
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for interacting with the Louvre museum's collection. This server provides tools to search and retrieve artwork information from the Louvre's digital collection.
Features
- Search artworks in the Louvre collection
- Get detailed information about specific artworks
- Retrieve artwork images with different options (thumbnail, full size)
Installation
npm install
Installation in Claude Desktop
Get the code, build the project, and edit claude_desktop_config.json. Add:
"louvre": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["D:\\Path_to_projects\\louvreMCP\\build\\index.js"]
},
Usage
Build the project:
npm run build
Start the server:
npm start
Available Tools
search-artwork: Search for artworks in the Louvre collectionget-artwork-detail: Get detailed information about a specific artworkget-artwork-images: Retrieve images for a specific artwork
License
ISC
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