MCP server

Va Museum

io.github.pipeworx-io/va-museum

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) Collections MCP.

From the maker's README Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1684+ live data sources. Source

Working at last checkOfficial: pipeworx.io's GitHub account (pipeworx-io)About 26,704 tokens per request once connected44 tools

https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 44
Token cost: About 26,704 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http va-museum https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.va-museum]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"va-museum":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"va-museum":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"va-museum":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add va-museum https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"va-museum","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"va-museum","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/va-museum/mcp"}

get_object ~126 tokens
Get the full record for a single V&A object by its system number (e.g. "O72610", as returned by search_objects). Returns title, maker, object type, materials, description, date, place, dimensions, and a usable image URL. Keyless.
search_objects ~275 tokens
Search the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) — the world's leading art & design museum. Find objects across 1M+ items (furniture, fashion, ceramics, photographs, paintings, jewellery, sculpture) by keyword. Returns id, title, maker, date, place, type, and thumbnail. Use the returned id with get_object

Agent Museum
A verifiable museum of the agent era; browse and authenticate exhibits against Bitcoin.
Clevelandart
Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access MCP.
Met Museum
Search the Met collection, browse by department or update date, fetch full records and CC0 images.
Edge Case Museum
Edge Case Museum MCP — 'Your code works. Except for these wonderfully terrible inputs.'
Art Institute Chicago
Search the Art Institute of Chicago collection: artworks, artists, exhibitions, and audio guides.
Alexandria Archive
History of Alexandria, Egypt: search the archive, read articles, find events and prints.
Harvard Art
Harvard Art Museums MCP.
Art
Art MCP — Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API (free, no auth)

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