Pope Francis Daily

On May 2, it was revealed the Vatican would open a non-fungible token (NFT) art gallery so that people from all over the world could see the artworks, manuscripts, and other objects in its collection.

In particular, the initiative is a cooperation between Sensorium, a virtual reality startup, and Humanity 2.0, a Vatican-led NGO that, according to a press release by the former.

Sensorium, a leading metaverse developer, leveraging the latest artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and NFT solutions, said:

“The parties will work on the development of the first-ever VR and NFT gallery hosting Vatican’s art, content, and academic initiatives.”

The Vatican looks forward to democratizing art

Father Philip Larrey holds the Chair of Logic and Epistemology at the Pontifical Lateran University in the Vatican, stated:

“We look forward to working with Sensorium to explore ways to democratize art, making it more widely available to people around the world regardless of their socio-economic and geographical limitations,”