Why the world’s largest museum is embracing NFT technology
The head of the contemporary art department at the State Hermitage reveals his vision of the future of NFT art. Eventually, all museums will build their digital copy in the metaverse, according to Dmitry Ozerkov, the head of the contemporary art department at the State Hermitage Museum. Ozerkov is currently developing the “Celestial Hermitage”, a digital version of the iconic Russian museum, which will be exhibiting nonfungible (NFT) art. "We are all moving into the digital era and our digital twin will be following us everywhere", Ozerkov told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview. The....
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The NFT exhibition will be part of the “Hermitage 20/21” project. Russia’s State Hermitage Museum, the second-largest art museum in the world, is preparing to host a digital art exhibition involving non-fungible tokens.Scheduled to take place in 2021, the Hermitage’s NFT project will be Russia’s first exhibition in the field of NFT art, the museum officially announced Thursday.The Hermitage’s contemporary art department is organizing the exhibition, which will be part of its “Hermitage 20/21” project. The announcement read:“Non-fungible tokens have become a new form of securing rights to....
The art museum in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Binance to offer non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of some of its most valuable artworks. Proceeds from the auction will be used to restore the museum’s activities and support its staff.
Ukrainian Museum to Sell 15 Works of Art as Digital Collectibles on Binance NFT
The NFT marketplace of the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, Binance NFT, has announced the launch of tokens representing over a dozen of Kharkiv Art Museum’s works. The cultural....
The Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation just launched the Meta History NFT Museum. “WE WILL NEVER LET ANY SINGLE DAY OF THIS PERIOD DISAPPEAR FROM THE LEDGER OF WORLD HISTORY.” – The Meta History Museum of War The mission of this NFT museum is “To preserve the memory of the real events of that time, to […]
This just in from Reddit, an American public museum called the Museum of the Coastal Bend has started accepting Bitcoin for donations, admissions, and at their gift store. Personally, I am surprised that an American museum is the first place that such an innovation would occur and I hope for many copycats around the world shortly. If you check the wallet, it seems that they have had four visitors/donations in the past day. I first saw this story on Reddit and found more information in a Google search. Yesterday, /u/mcbcurator announced on Reddit that the Museum of the Coastal Bend in....
The Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg is considering issuing NFTs for works of art from its rich collection and is holding talks with Binance on the matter. The museum’s management expects the tokens to bring extra funding, provided Russian authorities exempt NFTs from current digital assets regulations. Hermitage Museum in Talks With Binance for Artwork NFTs The world-renowned State Hermitage Museum in Russia is negotiating with leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, on the issuance and sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of artwork. On June 24, Binance launched its NFT....