Built in and for virtual worlds, metaverse-native museums offer opportunities to rethink traditional museum models and practices. Image: Museum of Crypto Art
元宇宙原生博物馆生于虚拟世界，为虚拟世界而生，为人们提供了一个重新思考传统博物馆模式和实践的机会。
图片：加密艺术博物馆
At first glance, museums, conventionally regarded as physical institutions established in centralized locations, might not be the most natural fit for the metaverse, where decentralization is a key guiding principle. But, in between a pandemic and the rise of the NFT, metaverse-native museums have come to the fore.
乍一看，博物馆，这个通常中心化建立的实体机构，并不怎么适合元宇宙，因为在元宇宙中，去中心化是最关键的指导思想。但是，在疫情影响和NFT崛起的大背景下，元宇宙原生博物馆脱颖而出。
<aside> 💡 乍一看，博物馆 — 通常建立在中心化场所的实体机构 — 并不怎么适合元宇宙，因为在元宇宙中，去中心化是最关键的指导原则。但是，在疫情影响和 NFT 崛起的大背景下，元宇宙原生博物馆逐渐受到关注。
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While the likes of the Museum of Crypto Art have long anchored the space, other projects such as the African Museum of the Metaverse and 6529 Museum of Art have emerged, just as organizations from the Serpentine Galleries to Toledo Museum of Art have platformed metaverse-native content. But beyond exhibitions or presentations, the metaverse offers opportunities to rethink traditional museum models and practices, if not institutional architecture, to center the museum back on the art experience and community.
虽然长期以来，加密艺术博物馆一直是该领域的顶梁柱，但其他项目也在陆续崭露头角，如：元宇宙非洲博物馆（African Museum of the Metaverse）、6529艺术博物馆（6529 Museum of Art）等，还有一些机构，如蛇形画廊（Serpentine Galleries）和托莱多艺术博物馆（ Toledo Museum of Art），已经将元宇宙原生内容平台化了。除了展览之外，元宇宙让我们有机会重新思考传统博物馆模式和实践，对于那些非机构建立的博物馆，也有机会让它们回归到「艺术体验与社区中心」的定位上。
<aside> 💡 虽然长期以来，加密艺术博物馆一直是该领域的顶梁柱，但其他项目也在陆续崭露头角，如：元宇宙非洲博物馆（African Museum of the Metaverse）、6529 艺术博物馆（6529 Museum of Art）等，还有一些机构，如蛇形画廊（Serpentine Galleries）和托莱多艺术博物馆（ Toledo Museum of Art），已经开始提供元宇宙原生内容的平台。除了展览之外，元宇宙让我们有机会重新思考传统博物馆的模式和实践，乃至于组织架构，使博物馆回归到「艺术体验与社区中心」的定位上。
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What is a metaverse-native museum?
什么是元宇宙原生博物馆？
In short, these are spaces that have been built in and for the metaverse, not just transplanted from the physical to the virtual. A metaverse-native museum contains content that has been designed or adjusted specifically for the usage, interaction, and existence within the metaverse.
简单来说，元宇宙原生博物馆，并不是直接从物理空间移植进虚拟环境中，而是生于元宇宙，为元宇宙而生。元宇宙原生博物馆包含的内容，都特意进行过设计与调整，以适应元宇宙环境中的存放、使用与交互。
How do traditional museums differ from metaverse-native museums?
传统博物馆与元宇宙原生博物馆有何不同？
The 6529 Museum of Art houses and displays a collection (boasting, among other NFTs, CryptoPunk #6529) focused on generative art. Image: 6529.io
6529 艺术博物馆收藏并展示了一系列专注于生成艺术的藏品（其中包括加密朋克 #6529）。图片：6529.io
Apart from the apparent difference in where these museums are built (metaverse vs brick-and-mortar), traditional museums have a much more weighted history, limited flexibility when it comes to the mediums and artists they display, and different funding models than metaverse museums. Historically, museums were founded to make publicly accessible large collections — in a sense, they were designed to acquire collections, not create them. Traditional museums are also limited by their resources as much as by their physical spaces, which means they’re only able to display small percentages of their collection.