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Vastari Webinars host important industry conversations: challenging assumptions, asking difficult questions and finding solutions to complex problems. Bringing together an unrivalled network of contributors from both within and outside the arts and culture space, these events are essential for anyone actively participating in, or seeking a foothold within, this ecosystem. The full event recordings are available exclusively on our portal.
What Museums and the Art World Can Learn from Interbrand's New Next Gen Board

Royal Academy Trustee Lady Alison Myners described a need to connect with younger generations. By setting up a younger, shadow board in 2015 that met regularly with the senior team, Gucci doubled their turnover in just 4 years.
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Are NFTs the Future of Digital Art?

We will be exploring this trend for collecting NFTs that grew in 2020, and the potential for these digital artworks to be displayed in museums in the coming years.
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Was 2020 a turning point for defining the art, culture & heritage industry’s carbon footprint?

We have invited three experts to analyse how to define the industry’s carbon footprint, how this messaging fits within strategic and financial discussions, and what we can expect from the sector going forward
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Solving Museum Problems with a Digital Partner: A conversation with Smartify

How can the exhibition content be accessible to audiences? How do we reopen safely?
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Hacking the Wild West of Art on the Internet: A conversation on Internet Imperialism

How to stand out online? The need to 'hack the algorithm' seems like the only way to break through the proverbial noise in this very congested space.
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Redefining Value in the Art Market: Expanded Formats | Reimagining Art Economies Online

Explore how the art world approaches selling and experiencing art online. As the market moves online, the event explores the accompanying economic and ideological models and asks what practice, communities and models to take inspiration from.
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Shared Infrastructures | Envisioning a Sharing Economy for the Art World

Who can or would actually benefit from a sharing economy for the art world, CEO of Vastari Bernadine Bröcker Wieder responded to audience insight gathered prior to the event
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Redefining Value in the Art Market: Reconsidering the Local | Learning to be Local

Consider the artistic communities operating outside of international art centres and the barriers to the contemporary marketplace, exploring what it takes to build smaller, multiple, connected art markets
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Redistributing Power | The Art Market is Structured like a Plantation

A comparison between the cultural economy that contemporary art now inhabits and the unsound, extractive logic of the colonial plantation system.
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In conversation with Elliot Safra

How are collectors adopting technology? Elliot Safra explains some key information found in the Vastari Reports about technology adoption amongst art collectors
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How museums can begin to engage with the younger generation of arts patrons

Thoughts from Lady Alison Myners Chair of the Royal Academy Trust
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Combating the privatisation of culture in the art world

Thoughts from Melissa Chiu, Valentine Willie, and Alain Servais
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What role does the cultural heritage industry play in the fight against climate change?

Thoughts from Caitlyn Southwick of Ki Culture non-profit organization
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In conversation with Ivan Macquisten on the Reports on Collecting

Hungry for more report insights?. Listen to this art market commentator's thoughts on what he found interesting in the Vastari Reports on Collecting.
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In conversation with the authors of the Reports on Collecting

Discover the parts of the report that the authors find themselves thinking about again and again, plus hear how they feel the data has fared in light of the unprecedented events of 2020.
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A Generational Shift in Museum Patronage

The data from Vastari’s Reports on Collecting indicates that collectors under 50 are much more investment-driven than their over 50 year old counterparts. Those who currently lend to museums are overwhelmingly in the over 50 category. While young investment-driven collectors stand out as being the most willing to donate and lend to museums, these collectors also frequently describe museums as unapproachable.
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Artists as the glue between collectors and museums

In the recent Vastari Reports on Collecting it was found that artists are a key connector for collectors and museums, primarily for collectors under 50 and those outside North America and Europe. And those collectors who indicated they had relationships with artists who connected them with museums were more likely to have lent a work in the past 2 years.
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Hidden Treasures: Private Collections in Storage

What is the value of having private collection in storage hidden away if putting them on display would be beneficial for collectors, museums and the public alike? And how accessible are they to museums who would like to exhibit them?
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Tackling sustainability and climate change in the art world

In this webinar the panellists discuss the ways in which the art market can begin to create long term sustainable solutions. Crown Fine Art and Ki Culture share information about the ways they are leading sustainable change in the cultural industry. Then, two artists from different parts of the world explain the ways they have been using their practices to raise awareness of the climate crisis.
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Navigating New Distribution Models For Virtual Reality Experiences

Learn about how virtual reality is currently being used to display and host content, either at a physical venue or digitally.
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Recognizing Chinese Diaspora within "Asian Art"

Our roundtable discussion analysed the wider context and various manifestations of racial biases. We investigated possible solutions to assist museums and institutions in addressing this complex issue.
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How to Generate Income from Virtual Tours with Oroundo Cultural Places

Unlock hidden and untapped revenue streams for your institution and start generating income using the power of virtual tours.
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Surviving a Crisis: Lessons learned from a Greek Museum Director with Nicholas Kondoprias

Discover how Nicholas Kondaprias helped pull his institution through the Greek financial crisis. Learn about how they evolved and adapted through an unexpected downturn.
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Structuring Digital Operating Models for Virtual Museums

This week's discussion will delve deep into the different ways of structuring operating models for museums' online spaces. Using concrete examples, we will be discussing how digital business models can function practically, whether that be by paralleling a museum's offline structure or acting as an extension of a traditional space.
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Rethinking the Museum Organisational Structure

What are the organisational issues that prevent museums from taking risks on digital projects? Who is more involved or less involved with digital projects in museums? Is there an issue with digital literacy in museums? Is there any department that does not need/want digital tools and integration? Who is most resistant?
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Museums and Digital: where are we now?

This episode of Digi-what? covers the impact of COVID-19 on Institutions, museums as an industry trusted digital resource and issues with museums collaborating with tech startups or tech companies
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“ As a Museum Trustee, I have found Vastari's seminars invaluable in terms of learning best practice from experts on the new technologies and partnership models museums must now embrace to engage with their communities.
“ There is no going back to the old way of doing things and Vastari's seminars shine a light on a future full of opportunities.
Dr Carol Bell
Vice President, National Museum Wales
“ I've attended Vastari webinars as a guest, a panelist and indeed a sponsor. Their events are always professional, engaging and insightful.
Anna Lowe
Co-Founder, Smartify
Vastari Reports
Vastari facilitates connections between content owners and museums globally, bringing together collectors and exhibition industry professionals. Operating at the intersection of culture and technology enables us to analyse the latest worldwide trends and behaviours around collections, exhibitions, institutions and beyond. Vastari reports are compiled with the participation of exhibition industry professionals and individuals located across over fifty countries.

Analysis
Challenge your understanding of how the industry works. Through detailed analysis from our large and diverse dataset, we shed light on the forces and tensions affecting the exhibition and art ecosystem.

Insights
Vastari asks the right questions and provides you with unique insights, meaning that future behaviours and strategies are formulated with the benefit of greater intelligence.
Global Trends Reports
Global Collector Trends
October 2020
Key developments amongst Vastari's global collectors looking at their age, demographic, motivations, and relationships with museums, artists and suppliers.
Vastari Global Trends
October 2018
Extensive analysis of the museum industry, identifying the key trends in the exhibitions ecosystem.
Finance Reports
The Finances Behind Collecting
October 2020
Examining how budgets are allocated to owning, developing and managing a collection. Do collectors lend to museums out of financial interest or are other reasons emerging?
Exhibition Finance Trends
October 2018
Statistics and analyses of museum budgets and the wider economics of exhibitions.
“ The Vastari Collector Report has enabled us to gain a valuable insight into the diversity and motivations of our client demographic, delightfully reassuring us that our global business is moving in the right direction with our activities and plans.
“ This has also challenged us to think about what a client looks for in their art handling storage provider, all so very important for an ever-changing and eco-aware art world.
David Preston
Regional Director UK & Ireland, Crown Fine Art