Linked Art 1.0 Released
Julien A. Raemy
The Linked Art community is excited to announce the release of the Linked Art 1.0 specifications (https://linked.art/about/1.0/). This major milestone provides the cultural heritage sector with a standardized method to share and connect information about their collections and their historical contexts.
This specification (data model and API) provides museums, libraries, and archives with a standardized way to share and connect their collections data. Built over the past 5 years and following community best practices, Linked Art uses an existing standard conceptual model and encodes knowledge using shared patterns in JSON-LD, made available via an easy to publish and consume web API. Prominent institutions including Yale University, the Rijksmuseum, the Getty Research Institute, and the National Gallery of Art have already adopted Linked Art, making cultural heritage more discoverable, accessible, and connected.
Linked Art offers a robust and proven data framework. Built on existing international standards, it enables the representation of complex relationships between artworks, archives, reference material, artists, places, organizations, concepts, and events such as exhibitions or provenance information. Working in conjunction with IIIF, it allows organizations to obtain significant benefits through the joint adoption of these highly usable standards.
An introductory webinar will be held on Wednesday, March 5th at 17:00 CET. It will include a high-level overview, demonstrations, and Q&A. Connection details can be found at https://linked.art/community/. Linked Art community calls remain open to all interested parties.