Getty Museum release 88k Images under Creative Commons Zero

March 15 2024

Image of Getty Museum release 88k Images under Creative Commons Zero

Picture: J. Paul Getty Museum

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

Good news to report that the J. Paul Getty Museum have released 88,000 images under Creative Commons Zero. This means that art lovers will be able to reproduce these artworks as they please, without any legal constraints.

According to the press release:

“users can download, edit, and repurpose high resolution images of their favorite Getty artworks without any legal restrictions.” The museum’s Open Content database is a wellspring of art that is bound to inspire myriad new creative reuses. It includes Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s Irises and many more treasures waiting to be explored. Since opening up, Getty has seen “an uptick in image downloads on our site, averaging about 30,000 per month.”

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