https://github.com/corvid-agent/pd-gallery
Explore 130,000+ public domain artworks from the Art Institute of Chicago — browse, search, collect, and discover masterpieces in a gallery-themed PWA
https://github.com/corvid-agent/pd-gallery
accessibility angular art-gallery art-institute-chicago iiif public-domain pwa responsive-design typescript vitest
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Explore 130,000+ public domain artworks from the Art Institute of Chicago — browse, search, collect, and discover masterpieces in a gallery-themed PWA
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/corvid-agent/pd-gallery
- Owner: corvid-agent
- Created: 2026-02-17T19:34:06.000Z (4 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-17T20:39:47.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-18T00:54:42.990Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: accessibility, angular, art-gallery, art-institute-chicago, iiif, public-domain, pwa, responsive-design, typescript, vitest
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage: https://corvid-agent.github.io/pd-gallery/
- Size: 147 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# PD Gallery
Explore over 130,000 public domain artworks from the Art Institute of Chicago. Browse masterpieces, build personal collections, and discover art across departments — all in a beautiful gallery-themed interface.
**Live:** [corvid-agent.github.io/pd-gallery](https://corvid-agent.github.io/pd-gallery/)
## Features
- **Browse & Search** — Search by title, artist, or keyword. Filter by department, sort by relevance, title, or date. Paginated results.
- **Artwork Detail** — High-resolution IIIF images, artist info, medium, dimensions, provenance, department, classification, credit line, and gallery location.
- **My Collection** — Favorites, recently viewed history, and custom curations with create/delete.
- **Featured Works** — Curated selection of iconic artworks on the home page.
- **Browse by Department** — Painting, Photography, Prints, Asian Art, Textiles, and more.
- **Curated Collections** — Impressionism, Ancient Egypt, Japanese Prints, Modern Abstract, Renaissance Masters.
- **Artist Pages** — Artist biography, dates, and full artwork catalog.
- **Accessibility** — Four font sizes, high contrast, reduced motion, wide spacing, keyboard navigation, screen reader support.
- **Themes** — Dark (default), warm (old gallery walls), and light (gallery white) with system preference detection.
- **Keyboard Shortcuts** — `/` to search, `?` for help, `Esc` to dismiss, arrow keys for grid navigation.
- **PWA** — Installable with offline fallback, API response caching, and IIIF image caching.
## Tech Stack
- **Framework:** Angular 21 (standalone components, signals, OnPush, lazy routes)
- **Styling:** CSS custom properties, gallery aesthetic (gold accents, Playfair Display headings)
- **Data:** [Art Institute of Chicago API](https://api.artic.edu/docs/) — no auth required, CORS enabled
- **Images:** IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework)
- **Testing:** Vitest (129 tests)
- **Package Manager:** Bun
- **Deploy:** GitHub Pages via GitHub Actions
## Getting Started
```bash
bun install
bun run start
```
Open http://localhost:4200.
## Development
```bash
bun run start # Dev server with hot reload
bun run test # Unit tests (Vitest)
bun run build # Production build → dist/pd-gallery
```
## Project Structure
```
src/
app/
core/ — Models, services (catalog, collection, theme, a11y), interceptors
features/ — Route components (home, browse, artwork, collection, artist,
department, about, not-found)
shared/ — Reusable components (artwork-card, artwork-grid, scroll-row,
skeleton-grid), directives (lazy-image, keyboard-nav, reveal),
pipes (truncate)
styles.css — Global styles, CSS variables, themes, responsive breakpoints
```
## Ecosystem
Part of the [corvid-agent](https://github.com/corvid-agent) ecosystem:
- [BW Cinema](https://corvid-agent.github.io/bw-cinema/) — Classic black & white film catalog
- [PD Audiobooks](https://corvid-agent.github.io/pd-audiobooks/) — Public domain audiobooks from LibriVox
- [Weather Dashboard](https://corvid-agent.github.io/weather-dashboard/) — Weather, air quality, and astronomy
- [Space Dashboard](https://corvid-agent.github.io/space-dashboard/) — NASA data, ISS tracker, Mars rovers
## License
MIT
All artwork data and images courtesy of the [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/) via their public API. Images are public domain.