Czech Aristocrat Family Turning Their 700-Year-Old Art Collection Into NFTs

William Lobkowicz giving a virtual tour. Image: House of Lobkowicz, image courtesy of Decrypt
 

By NOAH BECKER September, 2021

An article about a Czech family turning their art collection into NFTs was sent to me. It reads:

Having overseen the collection for 700 years, the House of Lobkowicz is pinning its hopes for cultural preservation on an invention that wasn't around seven years ago: NFTs—the digital, 21st-century version of a receipt of ownership.

In the middle of October, the family is throwing a forum and gala in the Lobkowicz Palace, part of the famous Prague Castle, which was finally returned to the family in 2003 after a 12-year court battle. There, it will host a free exhibition of prominent NFT works, including an Edward Snowden NFT purchased by PleasrDAO for $5.4 million in ETH this April. WM

Read the full article in Decrypt