- name
- harvard-art-museum-data-pipeline
- description
- Build ETL pipelines and analytics dashboards using the Harvard Art Museums API with Streamlit, MySQL, and Python
- triggers
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# Harvard Art Museum Data Pipeline
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This project provides an end-to-end data engineering solution for collecting, transforming, storing, and analyzing artifact data from the Harvard Art Museums API. It demonstrates production-ready ETL pipelines, SQL analytics, and interactive visualization using Streamlit.
## What It Does
The Harvard Art Museum Data Pipeline:
- **Extracts** artifact data from the Harvard Art Museums API with pagination and rate limiting
- **Transforms** nested JSON into normalized relational tables (metadata, media, colors)
- **Loads** data into MySQL/TiDB Cloud with batch inserts for performance
- **Analyzes** data using predefined SQL queries for business insights
- **Visualizes** results through interactive Streamlit dashboards with Plotly charts
## Architecture
```
Harvard Art Museums API → Python ETL → MySQL/TiDB → SQL Analytics → Streamlit Dashboard
```
**Key Components:**
- API integration with secure key management
- Three-table relational schema: `artifactmetadata`, `artifactmedia`, `artifactcolors`
- 20+ analytical SQL queries
- Real-time interactive visualizations
## Installation
### Prerequisites
- Python 3.8+
- MySQL or TiDB Cloud account
- Harvard Art Museums API key (obtain from https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/api)
### Setup
```bash
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Manali0711/Harvard-Artifacts-Collection-Data-Engineering-Analytics-App.git
cd Harvard-Artifacts-Collection-Data-Engineering-Analytics-App
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Set up environment variables
export HARVARD_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
export DB_HOST="your_database_host"
export DB_USER="your_database_user"
export DB_PASSWORD="your_database_password"
export DB_NAME="harvard_artifacts"
```
### Required Dependencies
```txt
streamlit
pandas
requests
mysql-connector-python
plotly
python-dotenv
```
## Configuration
### Database Connection
Configure your MySQL/TiDB connection in your application:
```python
import mysql.connector
import os
def get_db_connection():
"""Create database connection using environment variables"""
return mysql.connector.connect(
host=os.getenv('DB_HOST'),
user=os.getenv('DB_USER'),
password=os.getenv('DB_PASSWORD'),
database=os.getenv('DB_NAME')
)
```
### API Configuration
Set up the Harvard Art Museums API client:
```python
import os
import requests
class HarvardMuseumAPI:
def __init__(self):
self.api_key = os.getenv('HARVARD_API_KEY')
self.base_url = "https://api.harvardartmuseums.org"
def get_objects(self, page=1, size=100):
"""Fetch objects with pagination"""
url = f"{self.base_url}/object"
params = {
'apikey': self.api_key,
'page': page,
'size': size
}
response = requests.get(url, params=params)
response.raise_for_status()
return response.json()
```
## Database Schema
### Create Tables
```sql
-- Artifact Metadata
CREATE TABLE artifactmetadata (
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
title VARCHAR(500),
culture VARCHAR(255),
century VARCHAR(100),
classification VARCHAR(255),
department VARCHAR(255),
technique VARCHAR(500),
medium VARCHAR(500),
dated VARCHAR(255),
accession_number VARCHAR(100),
url VARCHAR(500)
);
-- Artifact Media
CREATE TABLE artifactmedia (
media_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
artifact_id INT,
image_url VARCHAR(1000),
alt_text TEXT,
FOREIGN KEY (artifact_id) REFERENCES artifactmetadata(id)
);
-- Artifact Colors
CREATE TABLE artifactcolors (
color_id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
artifact_id INT,
color_name VARCHAR(100),
hex_code VARCHAR(10),
percentage DECIMAL(5,2),
FOREIGN KEY (artifact_id) REFERENCES artifactmetadata(id)
);
```
## ETL Pipeline
### Extract Phase
```python
import requests
import time
def extract_artifacts(api_key, num_pages=10, page_size=100):
"""
Extract artifacts from Harvard Art Museums API with pagination
"""
base_url = "https://api.harvardartmuseums.org/object"
all_records = []
for page in range(1, num_pages + 1):
params = {
'apikey': api_key,
'page': page,
'size': page_size
}
try:
response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
if 'records' in data:
all_records.extend(data['records'])
# Rate limiting
time.sleep(0.5)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error on page {page}: {e}")
continue
return all_records
```
### Transform Phase
```python
import pandas as pd
def transform_metadata(records):
"""Transform artifact records into metadata DataFrame"""
metadata = []
for record in records:
metadata.append({
'id': record.get('id'),
'title': record.get('title', '')[:500],
'culture': record.get('culture', '')[:255],
'century': record.get('century', '')[:100],
'classification': record.get('classification', '')[:255],
'department': record.get('department', '')[:255],
'technique': record.get('technique', '')[:500],
'medium': record.get('medium', '')[:500],
'dated': record.get('dated', '')[:255],
'accession_number': record.get('accessionyear', '')[:100],
'url': record.get('url', '')[:500]
})
return pd.DataFrame(metadata)
def transform_media(records):
"""Extract media information from artifacts"""
media = []
for record in records:
artifact_id = record.get('id')
images = record.get('images', [])
for image in images:
media.append({
'artifact_id': artifact_id,
'image_url': image.get('baseimageurl', '')[:1000],
'alt_text': image.get('alttext', '')
})
return pd.DataFrame(media)
def transform_colors(records):
"""Extract color data from artifacts"""
colors = []
for record in records:
artifact_id = record.get('id')
color_list = record.get('colors', [])
for color in color_list:
colors.append({
'artifact_id': artifact_id,
'color_name': color.get('color', '')[:100],
'hex_code': color.get('hex', '')[:10],
'percentage': color.get('percent', 0.0)
})
return pd.DataFrame(colors)
```
### Load Phase
```python
def load_to_database(df, table_name, connection):
"""
Batch insert DataFrame into MySQL table
"""
cursor = connection.cursor()
# Generate INSERT statement
columns = ', '.join(df.columns)
placeholders = ', '.join(['%s'] * len(df.columns))
insert_query = f"INSERT IGNORE INTO {table_name} ({columns}) VALUES ({placeholders})"
# Batch insert
data_tuples = [tuple(row) for row in df.values]
cursor.executemany(insert_query, data_tuples)
connection.commit()
print(f"Inserted {cursor.rowcount} rows into {table_name}")
cursor.close()
```
### Complete ETL Workflow
```python
def run_etl_pipeline(api_key, db_connection, num_pages=10):
"""
Execute complete ETL pipeline
"""
# Extract
print("Extracting data from API...")
records = extract_artifacts(api_key, num_pages=num_pages)
# Transform
print("Transforming data...")
metadata_df = transform_metadata(records)
media_df = transform_media(records)
colors_df = transform_colors(records)
# Load
print("Loading data to database...")
load_to_database(metadata_df, 'artifactmetadata', db_connection)
load_to_database(media_df, 'artifactmedia', db_connection)
load_to_database(colors_df, 'artifactcolors', db_connection)
print("ETL pipeline completed successfully!")
```
## SQL Analytics Queries
### Common Analytics Patterns
```python
# Top cultures by artifact count
query_cultures = """
SELECT culture, COUNT(*) as artifact_count
FROM artifactmetadata
WHERE culture IS NOT NULL AND culture != ''
GROUP BY culture
ORDER BY artifact_count DESC
LIMIT 10;
"""
# Artifacts by century
query_centuries = """
SELECT century, COUNT(*) as count
FROM artifactmetadata
WHERE century IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY century
ORDER BY count DESC;
"""
# Media availability analysis
query_media = """
SELECT
CASE
WHEN EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM artifactmedia WHERE artifactmedia.artifact_id = artifactmetadata.id)
THEN 'Has Media'
ELSE 'No Media'
END as media_status,
COUNT(*) as count
FROM artifactmetadata
GROUP BY media_status;
"""
# Color distribution
query_colors = """
SELECT color_name, COUNT(*) as usage_count, AVG(percentage) as avg_percentage
FROM artifactcolors
GROUP BY color_name
ORDER BY usage_count DESC
LIMIT 15;
"""
# Department breakdown
query_departments = """
SELECT department, COUNT(*) as artifact_count
FROM artifactmetadata
WHERE department IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY department
ORDER BY artifact_count DESC;
"""
```
## Streamlit Dashboard
### Main Application Structure
```python
import streamlit as st
import pandas as pd
import plotly.express as px
def main():
st.set_page_config(page_title="Harvard Art Museums Analytics", layout="wide")
st.title("🏛️ Harvard Art Museums Data Analytics")
st.markdown("---")
# Sidebar configuration
with st.sidebar:
st.header("Configuration")
if st.button("Run ETL Pipeline"):
run_etl_with_progress()
# Main content tabs
tab1, tab2, tab3 = st.tabs(["📊 Analytics", "🗄️ Data Explorer", "📈 Visualizations"])
with tab1:
show_analytics_dashboard()
with tab2:
show_data_explorer()
with tab3:
show_visualizations()
def run_etl_with_progress():
"""Run ETL with progress bar"""
with st.spinner("Running ETL pipeline..."):
connection = get_db_connection()
api_key = os.getenv('HARVARD_API_KEY')
run_etl_pipeline(api_key, connection, num_pages=5)
st.success("ETL completed successfully!")
def show_analytics_dashboard():
"""Display predefined analytics queries"""
st.subheader("Analytical Insights")
queries = {
"Top Cultures": query_cultures,
"Artifacts by Century": query_centuries,
"Media Availability": query_media,
"Color Distribution": query_colors,
"Department Breakdown": query_departments
}
query_choice = st.selectbox("Select Analysis", list(queries.keys()))
if st.button("Run Query"):
connection = get_db_connection()
df = pd.read_sql(queries[query_choice], connection)
st.dataframe(df)
# Auto-generate visualization
if len(df.columns) == 2:
fig = px.bar(df, x=df.columns[0], y=df.columns[1],
title=query_choice)
st.plotly_chart(fig, use_container_width=True)
def show_data_explorer():
"""Interactive data exploration"""
st.subheader("Data Explorer")
table = st.selectbox("Select Table",
["artifactmetadata", "artifactmedia", "artifactcolors"])
connection = get_db_connection()
df = pd.read_sql(f"SELECT * FROM {table} LIMIT 100", connection)
st.dataframe(df)
st.caption(f"Showing first 100 rows from {table}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
```
### Running the Dashboard
```bash
streamlit run app.py
```
## Common Patterns
### Pagination Handler
```python
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