Ukrainian Art Museum Launches Exclusive NFT Collection on Binance NFT in Support of Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage
- Kharkiv Art Museum NFT Fundraising and auction will launch on Binance NFT marketplace at October 13.
- The income from the collection and the auction will be donated to the museum’s needs to continue operations and save the cultural heritage Ukraine.
KHARKIV, Ukraine, 13 October 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Binance NFTit NFT marketplace of Binancethe world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure supplier, has today announced NFT collection launch of Kharkiv Art Museum, which is one of the oldest and most valuable museum art collections in Ukraine. Today, the museum’s holdings include around 25,000 works of art Ukraine, Western EuropeThe Middle and Far East in the 15th and 2000s.
As part of the launch of “Art without borders” NFT collection on Binance NFT, the Kharkiv Art Museum will auction 15 works from the collection. The collection will include works by Albrecht Dürer, Georg Jacob Johann van Os, Ivan Aivazovsky, Simon de Vlieger and other artists. All funds raised from the auction will go towards the operational activities of the museum to restore its work, as well as ensure more jobs.
The auction starts at October 13 and lasts for a week. All NFTs will be divided into three categories:
Gold – includes five artworks, starting price is 1000 USD
Silver – includes five artworks, starting price is $750 BUSD
Bronze – includes five artworks, starting price is 500 USD
“Today, we are erasing borders and moving into the digital era. With the help of Web3 technologies, the collection of the Kharkiv Art Museum can be exhibited anywhere in the digital world. Masterpieces that the museum preserves will be able to contribute to the development of that in such a difficult time,” said the CEO of Honcharov Agency Oleksandr Honcharov.
Helen Haihead of Binance NFTso: “Through the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, digital assets have played an important role in providing quick, efficient and easy help to those who need it. Together with the Kharkiv Art Museum, we will present NFT collection that combines Web3 technology and works of art that the museum cares for so carefully. We hope that this project will attract the attention of art connoisseurs and help the museum keep up with the times.”
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About Kharkiv Art Museum
The collection of the Kharkiv Art Museum is one of the oldest and most valuable art collections in Ukraine. The history of the museum’s unique collection dates back to 1805, when Kharkiv University purchased 2,477 graphic sheets of Western European masters. This collection included the works of outstanding artists from the 16th-18th centuries. century: A. Durer, H. Goltzius, L. Giordano, P. Bruegel the Elder, A. van Dyck, F. Boucher and others.
Another predecessor of the museum collection was the Kharkiv City Art and Industry Museum, founded in 1886 – one of the first publicly accessible museums in the Russian Empire. His activity was mainly related to the creativity of domestic artists.
The modern collection also includes the works of outstanding painters: K. Bryullov, I. Aivazovsky, I. Shishkin, T. Shevchenko, S. Vasylkivsky, P. Martynovych and others. The collection of I. Repin’s works is also located here. Among these works is the famous canvas “Zaporozhians write a letter to the Turkish Sultan”.
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