A major effort among many of the world’s museums has lead to the concept of ‘open content’ – “Open content describes any work that others can copy or modify freely by attributing to the original creator, but without needing to ask for permission.” (from Wikipedia)
To help find such content, as well as actual public domain content (that out of or without copyright)
Getty Museum - All records in the Open Content Program
Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution
Barnes Collection Online
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rijksmuseum
LACMA Collections
National Gallery of Denmark
Getty - Open Content
Indianapolis Museum of Art Collection
National Gallery of Art (User's guide)
National Gallery of Art
Guggenheim: Free Books
Phillips Collection
Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine
Open Access FAQ | Smithsonian Institution
Search the Collection - Smith College Museum of Art
BBC - Culture - Matisse Drawings
Five College Museums/Historic Deerfield Collections Database
Collections Search Center, Smithsonian Institution
Barnes Collection Online
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rijksmuseum
LACMA Collections
National Gallery of Denmark
Getty - Open Content
Indianapolis Museum of Art Collection
National Gallery of Art (User's guide)
National Gallery of Art
Guggenheim: Free Books
Phillips Collection
Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain | At the Smithsonian | Smithsonian Magazine
Open Access FAQ | Smithsonian Institution
Search the Collection - Smith College Museum of Art
BBC - Culture - Matisse Drawings
Five College Museums/Historic Deerfield Collections Database