The Metropolitan Museum of Art collects, preserves, organizes, and disseminates images documenting the rich history of the Museum, its collection, exhibitions, events, people, and activities. Many of these images are available to be licensed for study, editorial, and commercial usage.
Request Images for Scholarly Publishing
Request Images for Study, Editorial, or Commercial Use
News Media
Images for Educational Uses
Contact Information
See Visitor Tips and Policies for information about the Museum's photography policy.
Request Images for Scholarly Publishing
The Museum has contributed a selection of publication-quality images of works of art in its collections to the Images for Academic Publishing (IAP) program hosted by the ARTstor Digital Library. These images are available free of charge for use in scholarly publications, including journal articles, small print-run publications (up to two thousand copies), electronic reference materials, or classroom materials, under the terms of a limited license. Scholars at participating ARTstor institutions can access these images directly through the ARTstor Digital Library. Scholars not affiliated with an ARTstor subscribing institution can e-mail either the Museum at scholars.license@metmuseum.org or ARTstor at iap@artstor.org to request temporary access to this collection.
Request Images for Study, Editorial, or Commercial Use
Art Resource acts as the Museum's primary agent for the worldwide distribution and fulfillment of all external licensing requests for Museum images, with the exception of some scholarly publication requests (see above). In this capacity, Art Resource will supply publication-quality digital images made by the staff of the Museum. All requests for new photography are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Upon approval, additional fees will apply.
To request Museum images, please use the image request form. Instructions are included on the form. The following is the contact information for Art Resource:
Art Resource
536 Broadway, 5th fl. (at Spring St.)
New York, NY 10012
Tel: 212-505-8700
Fax: 212-505-2053
Email: requests@artres.com
News Media
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.
Images for Educational Uses
Digital images of many of the works of art in the Museum's collections are available for study or educational purposes in the Collections section of this website. Consult the Museum's Terms and Conditions for allowable uses.
Digital images of selected works of art from the Museum's collections may be licensed by educational institutions for study and presentation purposes from Scholars Resource. These images may be used for educational purposes only and may not be published or reproduced. For permission to publish or reproduce images, refer to the information above.
Scholars Resource, Inc.
65 Summer Place
Portland, ME 04103
Tel: 207-221-6277
Fax: 207-221-5695
Email: orders@scholarsresource.com
For all other queries, contact the Digital Media Department - Rights and Permissions (see contact information below).
Contact Information
Digital Media Department - Rights and Permissions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Tel: 212-650-2262
Fax: 212-396-5050
Email: image.licensing@metmuseum.org
Use our image request form, which will be submitted directly to Art Resource, the Museum's primary agent for the worldwide distribution and fulfillment of all external licensing requests.
