Bronzechain: hallmark for bronze with blockchain technology promises to improve authenticity records of new casts
Bronzechain: hallmark for bronze with blockchain technology promises to improve authenticity records of new casts
A pioneering hallmark for bronze sculpture, ‘Bronzechain’, was launched last year by DACS, in partnership with Verisart, one of the blockchain certification platforms for the arts. The first bronze works to be hallmarked last year are by sculptor Maurice Blik, who also held a solo exhibition at Bowman Sculpture in
The Biased Curator Syndrome: towards a new democratic loan system
The Biased Curator Syndrome: towards a new democratic loan system
By Gemma Boon – Director, Museum No Hero, Delden (Netherlands). Museums often manage more objects than they can show. The overflow is safely kept in the art depot. Museums share objects that they don’t intend to show themselves with other museums, through a complex system referred to as ‘the art
We Support ICOM's International Museum Day
We Support ICOM's International Museum Day
With today’s launch of International Museum Day 2018, it is clear that many of the objectives that the International Council of Museums have identified are very similar to what Vastari is trying to promote all year around.
Why Morocco is the Best Place to Discuss the Future of Museums
Why Morocco is the Best Place to Discuss the Future of Museums
Morocco is one of the next big destinations for the museum sector. Here, I'll outline why - and the reason that We Are Museums has been working on building a strong presence there.
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How do American museums choose travelling exhibitions
How do American museums choose travelling exhibitions
Over the last two years Vastari has successfully placed quite a few exhibitions into different museums. Over the last two months we have interviewed countless museums from all over the world to better understand how museums decide which exhibitions to host. Today we are sharing some of our findings
Blueprint Breakfast Briefings
Blueprint Breakfast Briefings
In collaboration with Cromwell Place, we are excited to be organising ‘Blueprint Breakfast Briefings’ with leading art professionals during this year’s Frieze Art Fair.Location: 4 Cromwell Place, London SW7. Nearest Underground: South Kensington.Open Mornings: 9:00 - 12:00 Blueprint Breakfast Briefings: 9:30
Art & Digital Culture at the Real Time Club
Art & Digital Culture at the Real Time Club
Art and Digital Culture (19 September 2017) Will AI and blockchain bust the art price boom but save the art world? In the 1990’s, the advent of online price databases for works of art sold at auction changed the industry forever; art buyers could search online for the price