The diverse connections to be made between collections, educators, and students should be a natural and vibrant outgrowth of this agreement. This allows them to access and download large sized images and fully operational video and audio files. These, together with a range of tools and CD-ROMs may be used copyright cleared for teaching and learning. Personal licenses are also available for home use. Founded in 1997 with 23 Members, the Consortium today is made up of over 30 major museums in the United States and Canada.
Membership is open to any institution with a collection of art.