Cryptocurrencies, blockchain and smart contracts for museums patronage

New technologies such as those represented by blockchain and smart contracts, Artificial Intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, are progressively being experimented and applied also in the art world, offering the possibility to create new products, services and economic-operational models for all operators in the sector: for artists which have the possibility to use new tools and new forms of art creation, for example through the use of AI and tokenized works exchanged on distributed registers …

Social Media Influencers and works of visual art in the public domain

Messaging platforms and social media channels are the new ways of communication between institutions and the public, as art and cultural events take place on social media channels and museums keep creating virtual tours and engaging on social media. Art. 6.3 of the Heritage and Landscape Code (“HLC”) on the promotion of cultural property states that “the Republic favors and supports the participation of private individuals, singularly or associated, in the enhancement of cultural heritage.” …