About Getty Vocabularies (AAT, TGN, ULAN)
Term search and raw SPARQL over the Getty vocabularies: the Art & Architecture Thesaurus (concepts, materials, techniques), the Thesaurus of Geographic Names (historical and current places with hierarchy) and the Union List of Artist Names. Use it to normalise terminology and place names in catalogues and datasets.
Questions you can ask Getty Vocabularies
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once Getty Vocabularies is connected.
“What is the preferred Art & Architecture Thesaurus term for "tempera", and what is its scope note?”
What comes back: The AAT concept with id, preferred label and scope note, so catalogue entries use consistent terms.
“Give me the Getty TGN entry for Uppsala with its place hierarchy and historical names.”
What comes back: The TGN record with place type, parent places and URI for linking a dataset to a standard gazetteer.
Getty Vocabularies MCP tools
The 2 tools the Getty Vocabularies server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
getty_search_termFind vocabulary entries by term.
getty_sparqlRun a raw SPARQL SELECT against vocab.getty.edu (prefixes luc, gvp, skos, xl, dct, schema are predeclared).
Using Getty Vocabularies in Kahubi
- Hosted by Kahubi. Kahubi runs this server itself so it stays reliable enough for research use.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to Getty Vocabularies.
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