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Filter to "Public Domain" to discover works you can freely use.

Includes online collections from partner institutions.

Filter by "Open Content Images."

Filter by "Open Access Artworks."

Download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images.

Use the search "Everything" dropdown menu to search specifically for photos or other types of media. Many, but not all, images have no known copyright restrictions. Enlarge images of interest. Under "About this Image" see "Rights Advisory" for more information.  

NGA Images is a collection of open access digital images.

More than 480,000 works in the Musée du Louvre and Musée National Eugène-Delacroix.

The majority of the 1.9 million object images are available for anyone to use for free under a Creative Commons 4.0 license.

Users can create their own online galleries.

Select the "With downloadable images" checkbox before searching. Each image specifies its license.