MuseumNext Digital Summit 2022
2022-06-06 - 2022-06-09
The ever-changing nature of digital can mean that it’s hard for museums to know where to focus their energy for the best results.
How can your museum stay up to date with the latest technology, strategies and tools? Where can you learn from those who seem to be doing everything right?
The MuseumNext Digital Summit brings together more than forty international speakers to share action orientated presentations to help your museum find digital success.

NFT ART DAY ZRH
2022-06-12 - 2022-06-13 | Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich Auditorium
NFT ART DAY ZRH is a collaboration between the E.A.T. / Engadin Art Talks and Tokengate. It aims to spotlight crypto art within the wider realm of the history of digital art whilst building bridges with the art world.
The conference focuses on the relationship between art and NFTs, the innovation of blockchain technology, historical digital art dating since 1950s, market performance, and other components of this complex ecosystem.

MuseumWeek 2022
2022-06-13 - 2022-06-20
MuseumWeek is the worldwide festival for cultural institutions on social media
Since 2014 MuseumWeek has grown to include over 60,000 participants from 100+ countries. It has has become the first virtual, worldwide cultural event on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Weibo, WeChat and VKontakte.
In a hyper-connected, hyper-globalized world, in which consciousness and hopes are being forged online, in a complex, rapidly changing world that is facing major challenges that concern all of humanity, we believe that cultural organizations have a fundamental role to play. They can accompany the audiences in these changes, prepare and structure minds, be the crucible of more agile societies in the face of the changes brought by digital technology, be the catalysts of more creative societies and more involved in their own future. Thus, in 2022, MuseumWeek will focus on the theme of “culture, society and innovation“.

Art for Tomorrow: Seeking Impact
2022-06-16 - 2022-06-21 | Athens, Greece
Moderated by senior New York Times journalists, the world-class program will bring together practitioners, experts and activists to explore the social impact of the arts. In addition, attendees will explore Athens’ eclectic artistic landscape, venturing into the cities’ museums, galleries, performance spaces and artist studios to see the arts in action.
Delegates can then move to the artsy island of Hydra, and the opening of Jeff Koons’ project at the DESTE Foundation’s Slaughterhouse, shows at Dimitrios Antonitsis’ “Hydra School Project” and visits to collectors’ homes

AIM National Conference 2022
2022-06-16 - 2022-06-18 | Port Sunlight, 23 Bolton Road, Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Join us in Port Sunlight on 16 and 17 June 2022 where we’ll explore where recovery and opportunity meet; the importance of building relationships and resilient teams; how best to sustain the support of volunteers; the needs and expectations of returning visitors; decolonisation and diversity in collections, audiences, boards, and staff; co-creation and the important role museums play at the heart of their communities; and how to best respond to the urgent demands of climate change.
Sessions will highlight how to implement the changes sector debates call for, moving on from the rhetoric and bridging the gap between talking and doing with practical and relevant examples from museums of all shapes and sizes. Speakers will be announced soon, but delegates can look forward to a schedule packed with inspirational and practical advice, debate, and discussion.

NFT.NYC 2022
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-24 | New York
NFT.NYC is the largest and leading NFT Conference in the world. NFT.NYC will return to Times Square on June 20-23 2022 for a three-day in-person event.

International Symposium of Museums and Cultural Entities: The Museum Revisited
2022-06-20 - 2022-06-22
Digital value propositions for cultural organizations in the 21st century: meaning and sustainability. Rethinking cultural organizations as a whole, their function and interweaving in a society and culture in continuous connection, is the main purpose of this Symposium.
The new cultural and artistic entities can contribute to the development and structuring of our complex and constantly changing society through digital language, whose contribution to the demands of the moment is extraordinary and still insufficiently exploited. The need to redefine the new functions of museums and the new cultural consumption, in a context of advanced technologization, will be once again evidenced by recent experiences of accredited voices on the international scene.

How Museums Are Expanding Their Digital Footprint In The Era Of Web3
2022-06-24 - 2022-06-25
Technological disruption driven by the art world’s digital transformation urges museums to revisit the relevancy of their century-old practices. In the context of this phenomenon, K11 Art Foundation invited Tom Costello from the British Museum, Professor Jeffrey Shaw from the Hong Kong Baptist University, and Mathieu Wothke from a leading curation platform Somewhere Global, to discuss how museums should expand their digital footprint while navigating the Web3 space.

SITEM 26th Edition
2022-06-28 - 2022-07-01
In preparation for the 26th edition, the founding principles of SITEM remain centered around the analysis and understanding of the global museum: its structure, its operation, its characteristics, its evolutions.
The SITEM conferences bring together people from all over the world, and they are often based on rather original topics. As for the Workshops, they are a chance to get involved in some unparalleled case studies. These original, intellectual initiatives are constantly being renewed, and have become the main attractions of the SITEM.

Gallery Weekend Beijing 2022
2022-06-28 - 2022-07-04 | Beijing
Welcoming 38 exhibitors with more than 40 exhibitions taking place in commercial galleries, non-profit institutions, the 6th iteration will present its largest and most extensive roster to date with a series of multi-strand exhibition programmes.
Celebrating Beijing’s bourgeoning and diverse art landscape, the GWBJ Academic Committee has chosen “Sharing” as the theme that ties the event conceptually through the Main Sector Special Exhibition titled “Crosstalk” at the 798 Art Center, overseen by four curators from two prominent institutions in the city.

Meta Festival
2022-06-28 - 2022-06-29
Finally, the Metaverse is here. And you are invited to pioneer this incredible new terrain with us.
Despite the fact that everyone is talking about “the Metaverse”, only a few people have actually experienced it. That’s why JOURNEE and DEPT® decided to make it a reality for all brands and interested parties during a game-changing event. Bringing everything you need to know about Web3, NFTs, creative technology, and next-gen marketing.
Meta Festival combines work, play, connection and fun. From Asia to Europe to the United States. Each and every timezone will have featured content that’s relevant to them, from live entertainment to mind-blowing talks. Making it the place to be for anyone, everywhere, all over the world.
Remember, you don’t want to wake up one day wondering where everyone went. Join us on this adventure; unpacking unrivaled opportunities to redefine the customer experience by experiencing them yourself. Learn from the masters on the front lines of Web3’s development, the crypto-geniuses, blockchain maestros, virtual artists and many many more. Become that digital pioneer in discovering the next phase of your brand’s virtual life.

Museum Tech 2022: A Digital Festival for Museums
2022-06-30 - 2022-07-01 | Museum of London
Our understanding and appreciation of digital engagement has shifted in the past few years, with the Covid pandemic forcing museums to up-skill, think creatively and connect with different audiences in new ways.
Museum Tech 2022 considers some of the pressing issues to emerge since then, from digital literacy to digital poverty, as well as the environmental and ethical impact of museums’ digital outputs. It will also shine a light on new and emerging technological innovations that are shaping the world around us, changing audiences’ expectations and bringing new possibilities to the way museums use digital in all areas of their work.
This event takes place at the Museum of London and will include demonstrations and exhibition stands.

Proof of People - NFT Festival for Art & Culture
2022-07-06 - 2022-07-09 | Fabric London, London, United Kingdom
VerticalCrypto Art presents Proof of People, London’s first immersive 3-day festival showcasing art, fashion and music through the lens of metaverse culture and NFT-backed technology.
Powered by Tezos Foundation in fabric, the iconic London venue, this event will feature over 50 artists, multi sensorial experiences using blockchain technology, live music performances by cutting edge DJs, and a curated programme of panel talks.

Metaverse Summit
2022-07-16 - 2022-07-18 | Paris
The metaverse seeks to describe the future iteration of the Internet, composed of shared and persistent 3D virtual spaces linked to a perceived virtual universe. In Metaverse Summit, we’ll discover the Next-Gen Technologies Shaping the Future of Reality.
Metaverse Summit gathers builders, entrepreneurs, investors and experts from Gaming, 3D, VFX, VR, AR, Web3 and beyond. Metaverse Summit covers many different subjects and addresses different levels of comprehension of the Metaverse, through conferences and workshops. The 2-days event hosts a wide variety of activities including talks and workshops by top entrepreneurs and experts. The purpose is to explore build the future of metaverse together.

Christie’s Art+Tech Summit 2022
2022-07-19 - 2022-07-21 | Christie’s New York, 20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, United States
Hosted in our New York galleries, Christie’s Art+Tech Summit is a two-day conference bringing together creators, collectors, industry leaders and more, continuing Christie’s commitment to lead the dialogue about the role and impact of technologies in the art world.

Delivering The Museum Experience Through NFTs
2022-07-28 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York)
NFTs represent more than tokens to be sold. Using Web3 technologies, cultural organizations can potentially embark on work from digital preservation to storytelling to community building. In this webinar, Iconic Moments and Jing Culture & Crypto will discuss how institutions can leverage NFTs to add value to visitor experience, boost audience engagement, and in turn enhance the museum offer.
Adding to the discussion are guest panelists who are steeped in both museum and NFT practices. We’ll be joined by Diane Drubay, Founder of We Are Museums and Arts and Culture Advisor for the Tezos ecosystem at TZ Connect, who’s also spearheaded initiatives such as WAC Fellowship and WAC Weekly; and Frances Liddell, an independent researcher whose Crypto Connections project with the National Museums Liverpool was the subject of her thesis, The Crypto-Museum.
Attendees will leave this webinar with an understanding of the deeper potential of NFTs, how museums can integrate this new technology into their existing digital strategies, and how the missions of cultural organizations can be enhanced by NFT and blockchain technology.

NFT Seattle
2022-07-28 - 2022-07-31 | Seattle
Our vision is to establish Seattle as a hub for Web3 innovation. We want to unite people in Seattle to educate & expose them to the opportunities & possibilities that NFT’s bring to creators, businesses, artists, and communities.
Our mission is to highlight speakers and experiences to advance the adoption of Web3, NFT, and blockchain technology and facilitate relationships for people within the space. We’re committed to bringing together recognized speakers, artists, developers, innovative teams & projects as well as people that are curious & completely new to the space.

Metaverse Art Week 2022
2022-08-24 - 2022-08-29 | Decentraland
With the month of August already half past, Decentraland’s third annual Metaverse Art Week is just around the corner! The five day event will be live in Decentraland’s art districts from August 24 – 28. Inspired by this year’s Venice Biennale Arte, the theme for Metaverse Art Week 2022 is: The World is Made of Code. Like the patterns, sequences, and formulas that make up the natural world, code is elemental in a virtual world like Decentraland.
Metaverse Art Week 2022 will explore how the human spirit is hardwired to elicit an emotional response when presented with art inspired by the mathematical designs present in nature as well as how metaverse technology is pushing the boundaries of programmatic art and redefining what an immersive experience is. The event is designed to showcase the latest technological innovations in digital art and design development through an extensive virtual world fair that brings the contemporary art world into further alignment with the emerging world of Web3.

Metaweek Dubai 2022
2022-09-11 - 2022-09-15 | Grand Hyatt Dubai, Riyadh Street, Sheikh Rashid Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Blockchain masterminds, NFT creators, DeFi spearheads, AI forerunners, artists, gaming tycoons, data analysts, Metaverse instigators and other experts interested in creating and nurturing the Web 3.0 world will converge to Dubai for major MetaWeek event, which will combine high-level offline networking and content and all-around metaverse experience. Blockchain and its computing power is the main pillar for global digital transformation, so the current state of blockchain industry and the variety of protocols and solutions for FinTech, enterprise, logistics, entertainment, asset tokenization, IoT and AI will also become part of the 2-day conference agenda.

NFT Show Europe
2022-09-17 - 2022-09-19 | City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain
NFT Show Europe is set to become the leading European meeting point for digital art, NFT artists, collectors, and blockchain experts. A multisensorial experience that mesmerizes the visitors with a world of experimental and interactive art and creates the perfect scenario to connect with the community.
From September 17th to 18th 2022, the Spanish city of Valencia will host world-class speakers that will share their insights on key factors related to Blockchain Technologies, Metaverses, Decentralized Financial Systems, NFTs and Digital Art.

Digital Art Fair - Asia Edition 2022
2022-09-28 - 2022-10-06 | West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong
As the world’s leading Web 3.0 fine art fair focusing on promoting innovative digital fine art, Digital Art Fair strives to cultivate and inspire a new generation of art collectors to embrace the use of digital technology to explore the beauty of art and culture.
The city of Hong Kong will see some of the most avant-garde digital art programs this year, featuring a wide range of influential international artists, galleries and digital art projects.
The five curated zones:

Immersive Zone, offering an unprecedented multi-sensory digital art experience;

Prestige Zone, featuring world-class art programmes presented by local and international galleries;

Pioneer Zone, introducing emerging digital artists and talents from Hong Kong and around the world;

Virtual Zone, presenting an immersive metaverse experience that includes virtual reality, augmented reality and video games;

Inspire Zone, inviting industry leaders at the forefront of digital art, crypto, finance and technology fields to share ideas and knowledge on a wide range of topics.

TOKEN2049 Singapore
2022-09-28 - 2022-09-30 | Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore, Singapore
TOKEN2049 is the premier crypto event, organised annually in Singapore and London, where founders and executives of the leading Web3 companies share their view on the market. We shine a light on the global developments, while taking a unique and widening perspective on the ecosystem and its vast opportunities.
​TOKEN2049 brings together the global Web3 industry, uniting entrepreneurs, investors, developers, industry insiders and global media — and creates unparalleled networking opportunities.

NFT Seattle 2022
2022-09-30 - 2022-10-02 | Seattle
Our vision is to establish Seattle as a hub for Web3 innovation and connect the growing community in the Northwest. We want to unite people in Seattle to educate and expose them to the opportunities and possibilities that NFT’s bring to creators, businesses, artists, and communities.

Museum Ideas 2022 Conference
2022-10-06 - 2022-10-07 | Museum of London
Now in its eleventh year, the Museum Ideas conference has welcomed thousands of museum workers from over 30 countries. Each year the conference brings together speakers to share transformative ideas in concise, powerful talks. What unites the conference is the passion, commitment and enthusiasm of contributors along with their desire to share valuable expertise and experience.
Speakers at Museum Ideas 2022 include Zandra Yeaman, Curator of Discomfort, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow; Dr Ranmalie Jayawardana, Community Participation Lead, International Slavery Museum, Liverpool; Péjú Oshin, Chair of Peckham Platform and Curator: Young People’s Programme, Tate; Esmé Ward, Director, Manchester Museum; and Melanie Keen, Director, Wellcome Collection. The conference will be chaired by Dan Hicks, Professor of Contemporary Archaeology, University of Oxford, and curator, Pitt Rivers Museum

CODAsummit: The Intersection of Art, Technology and Place
2022-10-12 - 2022-10-15 | McNichols Civic Center, 144 W Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, 80202, United States
The only conference focused on the exciting ways creative professionals are using art and technology to change the way we experience our environments.
CODAsummit will include both theoretical and practical information, drawing from internationally-known artists, technologists, and thought-leaders in the art and design worlds:

Keynote speakers will present on themes of interactivity, data visualization, and sensory experiences
Presentations given by technology and industry, side-by-side with their artist/design collaborators
Artist showcases that demonstrate how artists are leveraging the latest technologies
Case studies and a Commissioners’ Track for public art agencies, architects, art consultants, and developers

14th Deloitte Art & Finance Conference
2022-10-25 - 2022-10-26 | The Vatican
We are delighted to announce that the 14th annual Deloitte Art & Finance conference will be co-organised by Deloitte Italy and Deloitte Luxembourg with the exceptional partnership of the Vatican on 25 October 2022.
Our program includes a full day in-person conference and provides an opportunity for all our international public to attend as the event will be also live streamed. The main theme of the conference is: Art & Humanity – New Art & Financing trends with a keynote opening speech on “The role of Art in Society in a digital XXI century – the Vatican vision.”

NFT.London 2022
2022-11-03 - 2022-11-05 | QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London, United Kingdom
Since 2018, NFT.NYC has been committed to giving a voice to the growing NFT community. NFT.London will welcome fresh ideas and NFT thought leadership from the UK and Europe. NFT.London will reach new audiences, and with the help of the London NFT community we’ll continue to educate and share knowledge with those curious about NFTs.

Museums Association Conference 2022
2022-11-03 - 2022-11-06 | Edinburgh International Conference Centre, 150 Morrison St, Edinburgh, EH3 8EE, United Kingdom
We’re delighted to confirm that our hybrid Conference 2022 will be held at Edinburgh International Conference Centre from 3 to 5 November 2022, and will also be available online for remote attendees.
With hope growing that the worst of the global pandemic is over, this year’s conference explores how museums can create better places to live and work in a post-Covid world. To do this, museums need to tackle a number of crucial issues, including the climate crisis, inequalities and racism, the legacy of empire, and wellbeing.
Conference sessions will cover:

How museums can become more sustainable organizations and use their collections, buildings and knowledge to support communities to make positive environmental changes
What systemic racism is; what an anti-racism museum looks like and what changes we need to create inclusive organizations
Wellbeing and how museums can support workforce wellbeing and work with their communities to recover from the pandemic
The legacy of empire and slavery, including how can we empower communities to help decolonize our museums in a dynamic, collaborative and inclusive way

Culture Geek 2022
2022-11-07 - 2022-11-08 | The Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London, United Kingdom
Since 2012, we’ve been bringing together the people who are at the forefront of digital transformation in museums, galleries, theatres, festivals, publishing and film.
Our events are packed with real actionable advice, giving you the knowledge you need to make more impact with your work.

CADAF Art Fair 2022
2022-11-11 - 2022-11-13 | New York City
CADAF Art Fair returns to New York for its 5th edition November 11th – 13th, 2022. Hosted in partnership with Web3 NYC Gallery, CADAF presents a curated selection of global digital artists, galleries, and Web3 innovators!
