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How the Metaverse Could Save Cultural Institutions

How the Metaverse Could Save Cultural Institutions

By: Chris Cummings, CEO & founder of Iconic Moments

Museums and cultural institutions are in trouble. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, these institutions learned that the typical business model of earning revenue through in-person ticket sales, event rentals and once-a-year galas was too fragile to be sustainable. In March 2020, it was estimated that 15 percent of the world’s museums would…


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IAM NYC Opening


IAM is the inverted experience of the self as reflected through the eyes of established and upcoming local and international artists. The museum’s mission is to showcase the various facades of New York City through an inverted perspective, forcing audiences to re-envision the city’s topologies and structures in a new and creative light.

The inverted museum welcomes its guests in the heart of…


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a display from "Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art" at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation.

“Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art” -  Pulitzer Arts Foundation

credits: Matt Wicks

Natural History Museum London

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 Georgia O’Keeffe grooms her two large fluffs at home in New Mexico. “Life” magazine photographer Jo

Georgia O’Keeffe grooms her two large fluffs at home in New Mexico. 

“Life” magazine photographer John Loengard captured this candid moment on a trip to mark the artist’s 80th birthday. This photo is now in our National Portrait Gallery.


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 Look who we found at the beach this weekend.When Tim Jerman was a child, he couldn’t decide whether

Look who we found at the beach this weekend.

WhenTim Jerman was a child, he couldn’t decide whether to become a marine biologist or an artist. So he became an artist who created intricate glass sculptures of aquatic life.

This piece, “Hermit Crab” (2000), is in our @americanartmuseum


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We hope your weeked rocks.A rock concert inspired artist Debra Baxter to create her “Devil Horns Cry

We hope your weeked rocks.

A rock concert inspired artist Debra Baxter to create her “Devil Horns Crystal Brass Knuckles” series. This one, a lefty, is on view at our @americanartmuseum’s #RenwickGallery, which is home to the museum’s collection of contemporary craft and decorative art.

Debra Baxter, “Devil Horns Crystal Brass Knuckles (Lefty),“ 2015, quartz crystal and sterling silver. Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of the artist in honor of Joanna and David Baxter © 2015, Debra Baxter


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