Ukraine launches online “museum” to preserve the nation’s art
Ukraine has launched a unique NFT museum to preserve the “statehood and history of Ukraine” while supporting artists struggling from the Russian invasion.
Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Alex Bornyakov announced plans for the website, titled “Meta History: Museum of War,” on Twitter.
The site also includes a “warline,” a timeline of events, each of them accompanied by a corresponding NFT.
Each NFT features a tweet from a significant moment in the war, with a corresponding illustration by various Ukrainian artists.
For example, one NFT features a tweet from NATO calling on Russia to halt the invasion on Day 3 of the war at 4:40pm Ukrainian time. The accompanying graphic depicts a compass with a bullhorn attached illustrated by artist Alina Kropachova.
The NFTs are now on sale, with all proceeds going directly to the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
The Meta History twitter describes the project as one that fights against Russian dissemination of fake news and propaganda using the permanent ledger that is the blockchain.
“Disinformation is used by Russia on a par with deadly military weapons in Ukraine. The NFT-museum is based on a deep intention to keep the memory of real wartime events via blockchain and raise charitable donations to support Ukraine,” reads one tweet.
The unique project follows a number of successful fundraising campaigns in the war-torn country through the use of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.
The UkraineDAO NFT project has raised over $5 million, which is just one of the many ways people are raising money for the people of Ukraine.
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