Just thought it pertinent to note the following: (via code4lib mailing list)

“For the developers among us and those interested in collection sharing —

The Technology staff at the Brooklyn Museum have just released our
collection API so that outside programmers can query our data and
create their own applications using it. For more information and
links, see
http://tinyurl.com/bafq6u

Let’s see what develops!

Deb Wythe
Brooklyn Museum
Digital Collections and Services