Europeana Collections API Skill

Search 50M+ cultural heritage items from 4,000+ European institutions.

Critical: Things Claude Won't Know Without This Skill

API key is required — use api2demo for testing

Every request needs a wskey parameter. The demo key api2demo works for development/testing. For production use, register for a free key at https://www.europeana.eu/en/account/api-keys and set it in the EUROPEANA_API_KEY environment variable (the Python client reads it automatically; do not paste the key into code or logs).

https://api.europeana.eu/record/v2/search.json?query=vermeer&wskey=api2demo

Response fields use Dublin Core / EDM naming