The Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (ODCAF) is an open data collection containing information on approximately 8,000 cultural and art facilities across Canada, including museums, galleries, libraries, and art centers. It includes the names, addresses, and geo-coordinates of these facilities, compiled from provincial/territorial governments, municipal governments, and professional associations. Released under the Open Government License - Canada, the ODCAF aims to provide enhanced access to a harmonized listing of cultural and art facilities across the country.
The database is in CSV (comma-separated values) format.
The inputs for the ODCAF are datasets whose sources include provincial, territorial and municipal governments, and professional associations. These datasets were available either under one of the various types of open data licences, e.g., in an open government portal, or as publicly available data. The ODCAF harmonizes facility type by assigning one of nine types to each facility. The facility types used in the ODCAF are: art or cultural centre, artist, festival site, gallery, heritage or historic site, library or archive, museum, theatre/performance and concert hall, and miscellaneous.
The variables included in the ODCAF are as follows:
Index
Facility Name
Source Facility Type
ODCAF Facility Type
Provider
Unit
Street Number
Street Name
Postal Code
City
Province or Territory
Source-Format Street Address
Census Subdivision Name
Census Subdivision Unique Identifier
Province or Territory Unique Identifier
Latitude
Longitude