As NFTs rose to prominence in the early 2020s, many cultural institutions and heritage professionals were required to understand, assess and engage with the NFT environment and technologies that underpin them, including blockchains, smart contracts and cryptocurrencies.
To track museums that have marketed NFTs (almost always in partnership with an external company) related to their collections, I made a simple Google Sheet in 2022 to capture the most relevant information.
Data captured in the spreadsheet includes: the NFT sales platform and the network used; links to sales data (where available); estimated CO2 emissions (using the Carbon.FYI calculator) from Ethereum wallet activities; date of 1st NFT instance. Like the Open GLAM survey, this data is freely available for reference and reuse.
Personally, I am skeptical about NFTs and museums. If you want to know why, read the interview and article below: