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International Museum Day 18.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00
Ascension Day 29.05.2025 10:00 - 17:00
Whitsun 08.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00
Whit Monday 09.06.2025 10:00 - 17:00
Swiss National Holiday 01.08.2025 10:00 - 17:00
Long Night of the Museums 06.09.2025 10:00 - 17:00
18:00 - 23:59

Sa, 6.9.2025 Long Night of the Museums,
10:00 - 17:00
18:00 - 23:59
Long Night of the Museums 07.09.2025 0:00 - 2:00
10:00 - 17:00

Su, 7.9.2025 Long Night of the Museums,
0:00 - 2:00
10:00 - 17:00
Knabenschiessen 15.09.2025 closed
Family Day 19.10.2025 10:00 - 17:00
22.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00
23.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00
Christmas Eve 24.12.2025 10:00 - 14:00
Christmas 25.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00
St. Stephen´s Day 26.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00
27.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00
28.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00
29.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00
30.12.2025 10:00 - 17:00
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Museums in the era of Web3

Exploring new ways of collaboration and interaction with audiences

6.9.2023 | 12:15accessibility.time_to18:15

with Frederik Greegard, Frances Liddell, Claudio J. Tessone, Sabine Himmelsbach, Thomas Soraperra and Wanja Bont

In today’s digital world, almost every industry is trying to come to terms with Web3 and the blockchain technology. Museums are no exception and an increasing number of institutions have started exploring the potential of Web3 and blockchain technology through research projects and use cases.

How can this new digital era help shape the future of museums by increasing transparency, trust, collaboration and participation? What are use cases that are relevant to museums and how can they be put in practice? How will Web3 and blockchain technology change the way in which museums operate?

Museums will need to pursue a collaborative effort to realize broad reaching and sustainable use cases, museum professionals, researchers and technology experts are meeting at the Swiss National Museum to discuss the opportunities and risks brought by Web3 and the blockchain technology.

The event will take place in English, is free of charge, reservation is mandatory. The number of participants for the roundtable is limited. Registration will take place on site.

Further information

Entry 12:00 Uhr

Landesmuseum Zürich
Auditorium Willy G. S. Hirzel

Museumstrasse 2
8021 Zürich

in english

This event is in the past.

Frederik Greegard

Frederik Gregaard is CEO of the Cardano Foundation, an independent, Swiss-based not-for-profit organization tasked with advancing the public digital infrastructure Cardano, while also contributing to the positive advancement of blockchain as a world-changing technology. A leader in fintech and blockchain, Gregaard has a background in banking, wealth management, and asset management.

Museums in the era of Web 3.0 - Frederik Greegard (PDF, 5 MB)

Frances Liddell

Frances Liddell is a writer and researcher working at the intersection of arts and Web3 technologies. Her PhD research with National Museums Liverpool was one of the first empirical research studies to examine the impact of blockchain on museum audience engagement practices. Her recent research explores new ownership and participatory models in cultural institutions using web3 technologies. Frances is currently a research fellow at Arts & Antiquities Blockchain Consortium, New York, and a consultant lecturer at Sotheby’s Institute of Art where she set up the MA elective in Blockchain and NFTs.

When Museums Engage in Web3 - Frances Liddell (PDF, 3 MB)

Claudio J. Tessone

Professor Claudio J. Tessone leads the Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies group at the University of Zurich. He is also co-founder and Chairman of the UZH Blockchain Center, a leading global competence center in the field. His research focuses on consensus analysis, crypto economics, blockchain analytics, and design and analysis of token-based economies. He explores the effects of economic incentives on global inequality and centralisation of blockchain-based systems.

Towards a blockchain-based ecosystem for Museums - Claudio J. Tessone (PDF, 3 MB)

Sabine Himmelsbach

Since 2012, Sabine Himmelsbach is director of HEK (House of Electronic Arts) in Basel. The art historian was project manager for the Steirischer Herbst Festival in Graz and in 1999 she became exhibition director at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe. From 2005–2011 she was the artistic director of the Edith-Russ-House for Media Art in Oldenburg, Germany. In 2022 she curates Earthbound – In Dialoge with Nature for the European Capital of Culture Esch-sur-Alzette in Luxembourg. As a writer and lecturer she is dedicated to topics related to media art and digital
culture.

Use Case 2: Exploring the Decentralised Web – Friends of HEK DAO and other experiments - Sabine Himmelsbach (PDF, 3 MB)

Thomas Soraperra

Studied political science and communication in Vienna and Innsbruck. Has worked in cultural management for 30 years. Among other things, he was head of marketing at the Kunsthalle Wien, managing director of Feldkirch city marketing, commercial director of the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein. Since 2016, he is commercial director of the Kunstmuseum Bern and the Zentrum Paul Klee, responsible among other things for issues such as digitalisation.

Use Case 1: Fundraising with NFT in the Metamuseum: first experiences with a pilot project - Thomas Soraperra (PDF, 3 MB)

Wanja Bont

Wanja Bont is a bridge builder, consultant, coach and experienced implementer of digital transformation projects. As a partner at Beaufort AG, he supports companies during their change processes. Before joining Beaufort AG, he was Managing Director of PwC Digital and Head of Digital at the MCH Group, the parent company of Art Basel.
He has worked successfully for many years with various museums, cultural and media enterprises, helping them to evolve in the context of technological change.