Happy International Museum Day! To celebrate, we decided to visit a few of the metaverse’s most unique museums and galleries.
Art plays a critical role in the metaverse. The platform offers a unique opportunity for artists to break away from societal conventions and stigmas. It also frees them from traditional constraints, ranging from costs to the very laws of physics.
So, it’ a natural venue for art galleries. Like the art they display so beautifully, many metaverse art galleries also tear down expectations by providing an experience that’s out of this world (at least, the physical world).
Here, we’ll explore a few of the top metaverse art galleries, the artists who made them possible, and the ways that they’re redefining self-expression.
Second Life
Second Life is a unique place to find metaverse art since it, currently, has the best graphics of any virtual world (not including online games).
Art Korner
Like many art galleries, Art Korner’s pieces explore a variety of themes. However, all displays were captured within the virtual world of Second Life.
As with real-world galleries, Art Korner regularly changes its exhibitions. Sometimes, they’ll focus on a theme. Other times, specific artists. Needless to say, it’s a place worth visiting more than once.
Featured Artists
Since Art Korner’s exhibitions change periodically, the featured artists change regularly. Here are a few whose works we highlighted during our visit:
The Vordun Museum
Second Life resident Jake Vordun established this unique metaverse museum to showcase (real-world) history with the art that helped define and capture it. Visitors can explore ancient cultures and societies through beautiful pieces from each era’s top artists. It, like most museums, also features a gift shop and cafe.
They are also currently hosting “A Night to Remember: a Titanic Story Like Never before.” This stunning exhibition recreates parts of the Titanic while showcasing the art and stories behind its history, crew, and passengers.
Decentraland
SciArt Depicts The Intersection of Science, The Metaverse, and Humanity
SciArt is kind of what we’d expect from a cutting-edge metaverse art gallery. The building features a contrasting futuristic design. And the displays break the laws of real-world physics (and contemporary art).
Visitors are greeted by an enthusiastic eyeball. They are then led to Byteforms, a unique exhibition that explores the intersection of humanity and AI. The next floor reflects the human identity Finally, the last floor offers a glimpse at the unknown possibilities and prospects of the metaverse.
The interactions between humanity and the digital world play a crucial role in SciArt’s exhibitions, but there is still so much more to them than that. The depths that its artists have painstakingly explored and captured are both mesmerizing and, at times, alarming.
If you get a chance to visit this metaverse gallery, don’t just explore its exhibitions passively. They may seem relatively small, but the sentiments dig much deeper than any screen can capture.
Featured Artists
Multiverse
9/11 Memorial
Multiverse’s 9/11 Memorial art gallery features photos, art, and video footage reminding us of that fateful day – and how it impacted our nation.
The contributions come from people who were on the ground in New York City or knew someone who was. They also come from Americans who remember what it was like to see footage pouring from the terrorist attacks and how it changed their lives forever.
WildSkil Gallery
Portland artist Theodore Holdt is bringing his unique work into the metaverse as both NFTs and display pieces in a Multiverse region.
Holdt’s work is intentionally chaotic; he uses a blend of mayhem, disjointed elements, and incomplete narratives. The result is a gallery that stuns visitors and keeps them curious. And we have to admit, the surrounding scenery is pretty awesome as well.
What Are Your Favorite Metaverse Museums and Galleries?
Should we expand this list? Are there any other metaverse museums that should’ve made the top 5? If so, let us know in the comments below!
Holocaust Memorial Museum experience in Second Life.
Wow, I can’t believe we missed that one. Thank you for pointing it out. We’ll definitely cover it in a future post.
Museum of Other Realities (MOR)
https://www.museumor.com/
(You need a tethered VR headset to view it tho)
Art Gate has ton’s of amazing galleries https://artgatevr.com/