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Museum Collections

Browse public-domain artwork from seven museums without leaving Formta, and add it to your project. The collections are:

  • Brooklyn Museum
  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Rijksmuseum
  • SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
  • National Museum of African American History & Culture
  • Colbase
  • Te Papa

Opening A Museum Collection​

  1. Click on the project page where you want the artwork to be added, and type / to open the element menu
  2. Under External tools, select the museum: Brooklyn Museum, Colbase, Metropolitan Museum, NMAAHC (the National Museum of African American History & Culture), Rijksmuseum, SMK Denmark or Te Papa

You need an internet connection to add museum artwork.

Filtering The Artwork​

Show only the artwork you're looking for by colour, by searching for an artist, a motive or a location, or with one of the museum's Popular keywords. Select a colour or a keyword again to show everything.

Each artwork shows its title, artist and year. Click the info icon on an artwork for its details, with a Read more about this artwork link to its page at the museum, where you'll find its rights and credits. Scroll down to see more.

Adding Artwork​

Click the artworks you want to select them, then click Add Image, or Add 3 Images and so on. Each one is added to the project page and to your project's inventory. Click an added artwork to open its page at the museum.

You can also add museum artwork to a Moodboard, a Whiteboard, a Storyboard frame or a message with Add from museum, and hang it on a Blueprint wall as a painting with Change painting.