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Request Images for Study, Editorial, or Commercial Use
Request for Re-use of Previously Licensed Museum Material
Request for New Photography
Fee Schedule
Contracts and Payment
Contact Us
Images for Educational Use
The Image Library consists of digital images, color transparencies, 35mm slides, and black-and-white photographs documenting the Museum's vast and rich collection. These images are available for purchase or license for study, editorial, and commercial usage.
As part of a major digital initiative, the Museum has made available a limited number of high-resolution digital images of Met objects to the scholarly community for specific uses only. At this time, selected Museum images are distributed via the Images for Academic Publishing (IAP) service of
ARTstor under terms of a limited license called the Scholars License. These selected images are available for free to scholars affiliated with ARTstor and who are publishing journal articles, small print-run publications (up to two thousand copies), electronic reference materials, or classroom materials. Unaffiliated scholars may contact either the Museum at
scholars.license@metmuseum.org or ARTstor at
iap@artstor.org for temporary access to this collection.
The Image Library will continue to respond to all requests for images submitted in writing or via the image request form.
The Metropolitan Museum's Website experienced technical difficulties and did not receive image requests submitted from June 15–18, 2009. If you submitted a request during this time, please contact the Image Library immediately at 212-650-2562, or by email at image.licensing@metmuseum.org. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Digital images or analog material may be licensed for study, publication, or commercial use.
Please use the image request form for all requests. Instructions are included on the form. If you prefer to submit your request by mail or by fax, you may
print the form and send it to:
The Image Library
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Fax: 212-396-5050
Journalists requesting images to accompany media coverage of Museum exhibitions, installations, or events may email the Communications Department at
communications@metmuseum.org. More information for journalists is available in the
Press Room.
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Request for Re-use of Previously Licensed Museum Material
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To publish photographic materials previously obtained for study, or to re-use previously published materials in another publication in any medium, please
print the image request form and submit it, along with a copy of the previous permission agreement, via mail or fax to the address listed above. Please note that the Image Library issues permission for publication only for the black-and-white photographs or from color digital images made from the transparencies originally licensed by the Museum.
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Requests for new photography are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Upon approval, additional fees will apply. To make a request, or for more information, please contact the Image Library at 212-650-2368.
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Fees are based on the profit/nonprofit status of the requester, the type of photographic material requested, the nature of the use, and the scope of the distribution. Requests for new photography will incur additional fees. Please contact the Image Library at 212-650-2368 for information on pricing.
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Upon receipt and approval of a request, an invoice and licensing
agreement will be sent to the requester for payment and signature.
Payment must be made in advance and can be made using the following
methods:
- Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express)
- A check in U.S. dollars written from a U.S. bank that is a member of the American Banking Association (ABA). The ABA number must be printed on the check.
- Wire transfer. Please be aware that wire transfers may cause considerable delays. The bank name and routing information is:
The Bank of New York
1290 Avenue of the Americas, 5th floor
New York, NY 10104
Account #: 0000009318
ABA #:021-000-018
SWIFT code: IRVTUS3N
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The Image Library
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Phone: 212-650-2368 or 212-650-2562
Fax: 212-396-5050
Please note that the Museum reserves the right to deny any
request at its sole discretion.
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Digital images and 35mm slides of selected works of art from the Museum's collection as well as from other museums and collections around the world may be purchased from commercial vendors. These images may be used for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced. For permission to reproduce images of art from the Metropolitan Museum's collection, please refer to the information above.
Image Vendors
Selected sources of images that include works of art in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art are listed below. Catalogues and further details can be obtained from the individual sources.
Saskia, Ltd./Scholars Resource
5 Horizon Lane
Freeport, ME 04032
877-SASKIA2 or 877-727-5422
http://www.scholarsresource.com/browse/image_set/790
Selected digital images of objects in the Museum's collection are now available on the Scholars Resource website for licensing by educational institutions for study and presentation purposes.
Davis Art Images
50 Portland Street
Worcester, MA 01608
800-533-2847
http://www.davis-art.com/Portal/DAI/DAIdefault.aspx?curPage=DAI_AdvancedSearch
For images specific to the Museum's collection, scroll down to "Museum(s)" and select "Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York."
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