The Vatican, through Sensorium and Humanity 2.0, creates an NFT gallery so that everyone can access its works of art and artistic treasures.
On May 2, the Vatican announced a strategic partnership with Sensorium, a startup developing virtual environments in the metaverse, and the Humanity 2.0 Foundation, a Vatican-run NGO, with the aim of Create a public NFT gallery where the great works of art it houses will be displayed.
The goal of this NFT art gallery is Expand the availability of the Vatican's heritage (works of art, manuscripts and academic initiatives) to people who would otherwise not be able to access them and democratize art.
“All parties will work to develop the first Virtual Reality (VR) NFT gallery that will host the Vatican’s artistic and academic initiatives,” Sensorium said.
Father Philip Larrey, Chair of Logic and Epistemology at the Pontifical Lateran University of the Vatican, said: “The partnership with Sensorium seeks to explore different ways of democratising art, making it more accessible to everyone, overcoming any socio-economic and geographical barriers.”
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A gallery in Virtual Reality
Sensorium has developed the gallery to be accessible through the use of a Virtual Reality headset, although the experience can also be enjoyed through desktop computers or by downloading the Sensorium Galaxy application on smartphones (although in this case, it will not be a VR experience).
The Vatican NFT art gallery is expected to launch sometime before the end of this year, although early access in its Beta phase is already ready.
In this sense, in addition to being able to access the Vatican's works of art, users will also be able to create their own avatars and characters to interact with each other. In addition, Some of the pieces from the Vatican collection will become NFTs that can be collected or exchange in an internal marketplace.
The Vatican houses one of the The world's most extensive collections of artworks and artifactsThe Vatican Museums, created in the 800th century, have more than XNUMX pieces of art, including works by painters such as Leonardo DaVinci, Raphael, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh.
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