Science Museum Group Collection Object

A physical object or artifact in the Science Museum Group collection, returned as a JSONAPI resource

MuseumsCollectionCultural HeritageOpen DataScienceTechnologyUnited Kingdom

Properties

Name Type Description
id string Unique collection object identifier (e.g., co26704)
type string JSONAPI resource type
attributes object Object attributes and metadata
relationships object Related resources
links object
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JSON Schema

science-museum-group-collection-object-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/science-museum-group/main/json-schema/science-museum-group-collection-object-schema.json",
  "title": "Science Museum Group Collection Object",
  "description": "A physical object or artifact in the Science Museum Group collection, returned as a JSONAPI resource",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique collection object identifier (e.g., co26704)",
      "pattern": "^co[0-9]+$",
      "examples": ["co26704", "co67234"]
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "const": "objects",
      "description": "JSONAPI resource type"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Object attributes and metadata",
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Name information for the object",
          "properties": {
            "value": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Primary name of the object"
            },
            "suffix": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Additional naming qualifier (e.g., date)"
            },
            "full": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Full display name including suffix"
            }
          },
          "required": ["value"]
        },
        "summary": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Brief summary description of the object"
        },
        "description": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Detailed curatorial description"
        },
        "date": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Date information for the object",
          "properties": {
            "from": {
              "type": "integer",
              "description": "Earliest associated year"
            },
            "to": {
              "type": "integer",
              "description": "Latest associated year"
            },
            "display": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Human-readable date string"
            },
            "note": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Additional date context"
            }
          }
        },
        "images": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Image references for the object",
          "properties": {
            "primary": {
              "type": "object",
              "description": "Primary image for the object",
              "properties": {
                "processed": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "large": {
                      "$ref": "#/$defs/ImageSize"
                    },
                    "medium": {
                      "$ref": "#/$defs/ImageSize"
                    },
                    "thumbnail": {
                      "$ref": "#/$defs/ImageSize"
                    }
                  }
                },
                "measurements": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "resolution": {
                      "type": "integer"
                    },
                    "dimensions": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "width": {"type": "integer"},
                        "height": {"type": "integer"}
                      }
                    }
                  }
                },
                "copyright": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Copyright holder"
                },
                "license": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "License for use of the image"
                }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "museums": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Museum codes where the object is held",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": ["SMG", "NRM", "NMeM", "MSI", "Locomotion"]
          }
        },
        "on_display": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "Whether the object is currently on public display"
        },
        "location": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Gallery or storage location",
          "properties": {
            "gallery": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Gallery name"
            },
            "floor": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Floor level"
            },
            "museum": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Full museum name"
            },
            "museum_code": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "Museum code"
            }
          }
        },
        "categories": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Collection categories for the object",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "places": {
          "type": "array",
          "description": "Geographical associations",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "accession_number": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Museum accession number"
        },
        "measurements": {
          "type": "object",
          "description": "Physical dimensions and weight",
          "properties": {
            "dimensions": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "weight": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "required": ["name"]
    },
    "relationships": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Related resources",
      "properties": {
        "makers": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "data": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceIdentifier"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "people": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "data": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceIdentifier"
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "documents": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "data": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": {
                "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceIdentifier"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "links": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "self": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "Canonical URL for this object"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": ["id", "type", "attributes"],
  "$defs": {
    "ImageSize": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "location": {
          "type": "string",
          "format": "uri",
          "description": "Image URL"
        },
        "width": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Image width in pixels"
        },
        "height": {
          "type": "integer",
          "description": "Image height in pixels"
        }
      }
    },
    "ResourceIdentifier": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "JSONAPI resource identifier",
      "properties": {
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["objects", "people", "documents"]
        },
        "id": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": ["type", "id"]
    }
  }
}

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