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8 NFT galleries for displaying digital art
If you’re an art enthusiast, you’ve probably visited hundreds of galleries. However, you may not realize that you can now access hundreds of thousands of top-tier artworks from the comfort of your own home. We mean NFT galleries in the metaverse, of course!
Virtual lands like Voxels and Decentraland are becoming art hubs for NFT art and a new generation of metaverse native artists. In addition, you can also create your own NFT gallery, where you can showcase NFT art and support your favorite artists. Interested in learning more about NFT galleries? Keep reading!
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What is an NFT gallery?
An NFT gallery is an art gallery that showcases NFT art. It can be a physical art gallery or a virtual gallery in the metaverse. NFT galleries typically curate a collection of NFTs that fit a particular theme or artistic style.
Physical NFT galleries typically display artwork on high-quality LED screens or projectors. They are usually combined with an online website that allows interested buyers to bid or buy NFTs.
On the other hand, virtual NFT galleries exist in the metaverse. They offer art enthusiasts the opportunity to explore and interact with more conceptual art such as 3D art, architectural models, and so on. It is undoubtedly a great medium for digital artists to take their art and imagination to the next level.
Top NFT Galleries
Voxels
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B.20 GALLERY
If you’re an art enthusiast, you’ve probably heard of Beeple’s “Everydays: the First 5000 Days.” Metapurse bought this digital asset and then built the B.20 gallery in Voxels (formerly known as Cryptovoxels).
B.20 Gallery is located in Frankfurt’s neighborhood, just a stone’s throw from the First Edition Pillar Gallery and the HTML Tower. The main entrance leads to a lobby with neon pink trees and decorative water fountains. To see Beeples, you must take the elevator, which teleports you to the level where Beeple’s art is displayed. Artwork includes “The Passion of the Elon,” “Shrek Too,” “Shrek Too” and “Jabba’s Afterbirth.”
Asynchronous gallery
Async Gallery also resides within Voxel’s metaverse. Located in the Gangnam district, it stands out from the crowd due to its asymmetrical shape.
The museum divides its collection into two: Asyn Classic Arts and Feature Pieces. The former includes artworks that are part of the permanent collection, while the latter are more recent additions.
It’s important to note that Async Gallery is primarily known for its emphasis on programmable art. This is digital art that is divided into layers, which in turn affect how the resulting image looks. By changing the layers, the artist changes the overall picture.
Decentralized country
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KnownOrigin Gallery
You can visit the KnownOrigin Gallery in Origin City in Decentraland. The exterior of the gallery is unique because the entire structure is suspended with steel railings. Upon entering the gallery, you will immediately notice that the walls are lined with NFT artwork that includes both static and animated pieces. The digital art marketplace KnownOrigin curates and selects which artists will be displayed in the KnownOrigin Gallery.
Gallery Narra
Narra Gallery is an open gallery space in the 100 X Art District. It is curated by co-owners Gabby Dizon and Colin Goltra, who were the first to showcase their crypto art collection at Narra. Shelly Soneja is the art director of Narra Gallery, who designed the gallery and created the concept.
Narra Gallery’s main mission is to empower artists and collectors to display NFTs, crypto art and crypto collectibles. Dizon and Goltra are undoubtedly proud of their gallery, as they describe it as a “home” for NFT projects and crypto art.
Sotheby’s
Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest art and decorative arts brokers, has an NFT gallery in Decentraland’s Voltaire Art District. As in real life, Sotheby’s London commissioner Hans Lomulder greets your avatar at the door. With several different areas within the building, such as Gallery 1, the Central Gallery and the Wemyss Gallery, you can spend a good hour or two exploring all the different works of art Sotheby’s has to offer.
According to Michael Bouhanna, head of sales at Sotheby’s: “We see spaces like Decentraland as the next frontier for digital art where artists, collectors and viewers alike can engage with each other from anywhere in the world and showcase art that is fundamentally scarce and unique . . , but available to all for viewing”
Other virtual NFT galleries
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OnCyber virtual gallery
OnCyber is an easy way for artists and collectors alike to showcase their NFT and crypto art. To create your own NFT gallery, you just need to connect to your Ethereum wallet to collect assets and place them in your space. Alternatively, visit rooms created by NFT enthusiasts and artists, such as “Justin Aversano’s Twin Flames” and “Takashi Murakami: An Arrow through History.”
Spatial NFT Gallery
Spatial is another service that enables artists, collectors and curators to display their works in a virtual space. If you’re more of an enthusiast than a collector, check out Spatial NFT galleries created by other Spatial users. Notable NFT galleries include “VERSES Gallery”, “Veve Marvel Comics” and “Escape”.
Museum of Crypto Art (MOCA)
The Museum of Crypto Art, or MOCA, is a virtual NFT gallery built on Somnium Space. The museum’s main mission is to “preserve the legacy of crypto-artists and serve as an innovation laboratory to push the boundaries of NFTs.” Therefore, MOCA’s NFT Gallery aims to be a decentralized and democratized space that will eventually transition to a DAO led by $MOCA token holders
How do I make a gallery in the metaverse?
There are several services that allow you to create an NFT gallery in the metaverse. Free services like OnCyber and Kunstmatrix are a great way to dip your toes into the NFT gallery space. If you are looking for something a little bigger, Spatial is a good bet. To use such services, you usually need to connect your wallet to the service. The service then retrieves all digital assets for you, after which you can curate and display them in a space of your choosing.
Alternatively, you can also buy plots on metaverses such as Decentraland, The Sandbox and Voxels. After purchasing land, you must appoint a metaverse builder to design and build your NFT gallery, after which you can curate and display NFT art.
Final thoughts on NFT galleries
Metaverses like Voxels and Decentraland enable brands, curators and collectors to support the arts by establishing their own NFT galleries. Conversely, services such as OnCyber and Spatial give everyone the opportunity to become gallerists. After all, showing NFTs and sharing them with the (virtual) world educates the web3 community and promotes new digital artists.
