Why art museums can't bank on an NFT bailout

+ exploding turkeys US Edition - Today's top story: 4 reasons why museums aren't cashing in on NFTs yet [View in browser]( US Edition | 19 November 2021 [The Conversation]( Art museums have had a rough time lately. In 2020, most had to keep their doors closed for long stretches due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, many are still coping with a cash-strapped new normal. Meanwhile, non-fungible tokens associated with works of art have gotten trendy. But it’s not clear that these newfangled digital assets, commonly called NFTs, can solve museums’ money problems. 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