Va Museum
Searches V&A collections and retrieves detailed object records, including metadata and image URLs.
Install Va Museum
Pick your client, then add it in one click or paste the config.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json{
"mcpServers": {
"va-museum": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-va-museum"
]
}
}
}
Settings → Developer → Edit Config, merge this into mcpServers, then fully quit and reopen Claude Desktop.
We couldn’t confirm it starts correctly
The install command started, but didn't respond the way we expected when we tried to talk to it.
npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-va-museuminitialize succeeded but no response to tools/list.
This is an experimental automated check and can have false negatives — missing environment variables, a slow cold install, etc. It doesn’t necessarily mean something’s wrong. Last checked 5d ago.
Overview
Use cases
- Search V&A objects by subject or keyword
- Retrieve complete museum object records
- Build collection research workflows
- Link catalog objects to usable image URLs
Key features
- Keyword search across 1M+ V&A items
- Detailed lookup by V&A system number
- Museum metadata and thumbnails
- Usable image URLs
- Hosted and local MCP modes
- Keyless access
How Va Museum works
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Frequently Asked Questions about Va Museum
Va Museum is an MCP server that connects AI agents to the Victoria and Albert Museum collections and provides search_objects for keyword searches and get_object for full records. It returns catalog metadata such as titles, makers, dates, materials, descriptions, dimensions, and image URLs, and requires no API key.
Install it as a local stdio server with npx using `npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-va-museum`. Add that command and the package argument to your MCP client's server configuration. Alternatively, connect to the hosted Pipeworx endpoint at `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp`.
Yes, Va Museum works with Cursor. Add `https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp` as an MCP server URL, or configure the local npx command. The README also names Claude Desktop and Windsurf as supported client examples.
Call `get_object` with the V&A system number returned by `search_objects`. The detailed response includes the title, maker, object type, materials, description, date, place, dimensions, and an image URL.
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