The Nordic Bible and Book Museum is behind the project “Real NFT Bibles” which will be launched on Tuesday 19 March. Joining them on the team are artist MatrixValen who helps create outstanding NFT art, and several well-known speakers. This is yet another example of how NFT and blockchain-based technologies are being adopted in encounters between content, community, art and culture.
The Nordic Bible and Book Museum is behind the project “Real NFT Bibles” which will be launched on Tuesday 19 March. Joining them on the team are artist MatrixValen who helps create outstanding NFT art, and several well-known speakers. This is yet another example of how NFT and blockchain-based technologies are being adopted in encounters between content, community, art and culture.
“Real NFT Bibles” is the name of the project that the Nordic Bible and Book Museum is now launching. On the occasion of the launch, the museum has entered into an exclusive collaboration with artist Ole Bjørn Valen, also known as MatrixValen. The launch and collaboration will be marked by an event held at the Viking Museum “The Viking Planet”.
“We are proud of our collaboration with artist MatrixValen. His artwork reflects the museum's vision of merging ancient wisdom with modern contemporary art. It is therefore a pleasure to be able to present an outstanding NFT collection that precisely bridges the gap between the past, future and present,” says Rune Arnhoff, General Manager of the Nordic Bible Museum.
The program also features several speakers who all have in-depth experience in the crypto, NFT and Web3 spheres, such as Magnus Jones (EY), Torbjørn Bull Jenssen (K33), Morten Søberg (Sparebank1) and Keith Mellingen (VRINN).
The launch will be streamed live on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. via this LinkedIn event.
The groundbreaking NFT collaboration explores the intersection of history and creativity, offering a truly unique digital experience where one can explore an encounter between the ancient and the experimental “avant-garde”. The artist Ole Bjørn Valen is known for his creative, vibrant and colorful style, with clear references to pop art.
“Working so closely with the museum on the project has been a very exciting, and not least fruitful process. I myself am curious and interested in the Bible and the origin of humans, which has made the project extra valuable to me personally. I am looking forward to seeing the results of our long-term collaboration,” says artist Ole Bjørn Valen.
In addition to the art collaboration, the project consists of a collection of rare Bibles including King Christian III's Reformation Bible from 1550, the warrior king King Charles XII's Bible from 1703, the Soldat New Testament from World War I and the Rembrandt Bible. The idea behind the project also grew out of a desire to be a modern counterweight to the traditional associations Bibles and museums often have. But the most important thing is that the project helps to perpetuate and make available a rare and important part of our cultural heritage through digital 3D art.
“The books are fragile and have a shape that changes at the slightest movement. Ensuring high resolution images adapted to the technology therefore requires painstaking work and expertise. We would not have been able to do this without photogrammetrist Steffen Aaland's outstanding expertise,” concludes an enthusiastic Arnhoff.
The NFT works can be purchased via www.nft.nobimu.com using the cryptocurrency Polygon MATIC. The collection can be explored on Opensea, the largest NFT platform.
The Nordic Bible and Book Museum is behind the project “Real NFT Bibles” which will be launched on Tuesday 19 March. Joining them on the team are artist MatrixValen who helps create outstanding NFT art, and several well-known speakers. This is yet another example of how NFT and blockchain-based technologies are being adopted in encounters between content, community, art and culture.
The Nordic Bible and Book Museum is behind the project “Real NFT Bibles” which will be launched on Tuesday 19 March. Joining them on the team are artist MatrixValen who helps create outstanding NFT art, and several well-known speakers. This is yet another example of how NFT and blockchain-based technologies are being adopted in encounters between content, community, art and culture.
“Real NFT Bibles” is the name of the project that the Nordic Bible and Book Museum is now launching. On the occasion of the launch, the museum has entered into an exclusive collaboration with artist Ole Bjørn Valen, also known as MatrixValen. The launch and collaboration will be marked by an event held at the Viking Museum “The Viking Planet”.
“We are proud of our collaboration with artist MatrixValen. His artwork reflects the museum's vision of merging ancient wisdom with modern contemporary art. It is therefore a pleasure to be able to present an outstanding NFT collection that precisely bridges the gap between the past, future and present,” says Rune Arnhoff, General Manager of the Nordic Bible Museum.
The program also features several speakers who all have in-depth experience in the crypto, NFT and Web3 spheres, such as Magnus Jones (EY), Torbjørn Bull Jenssen (K33), Morten Søberg (Sparebank1) and Keith Mellingen (VRINN).
The launch will be streamed live on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 p.m. via this LinkedIn event.
The groundbreaking NFT collaboration explores the intersection of history and creativity, offering a truly unique digital experience where one can explore an encounter between the ancient and the experimental “avant-garde”. The artist Ole Bjørn Valen is known for his creative, vibrant and colorful style, with clear references to pop art.
“Working so closely with the museum on the project has been a very exciting, and not least fruitful process. I myself am curious and interested in the Bible and the origin of humans, which has made the project extra valuable to me personally. I am looking forward to seeing the results of our long-term collaboration,” says artist Ole Bjørn Valen.
In addition to the art collaboration, the project consists of a collection of rare Bibles including King Christian III's Reformation Bible from 1550, the warrior king King Charles XII's Bible from 1703, the Soldat New Testament from World War I and the Rembrandt Bible. The idea behind the project also grew out of a desire to be a modern counterweight to the traditional associations Bibles and museums often have. But the most important thing is that the project helps to perpetuate and make available a rare and important part of our cultural heritage through digital 3D art.
“The books are fragile and have a shape that changes at the slightest movement. Ensuring high resolution images adapted to the technology therefore requires painstaking work and expertise. We would not have been able to do this without photogrammetrist Steffen Aaland's outstanding expertise,” concludes an enthusiastic Arnhoff.
The NFT works can be purchased via www.nft.nobimu.com using the cryptocurrency Polygon MATIC. The collection can be explored on Opensea, the largest NFT platform.
