British Museum Rides the Great NFT Wave with Hokusai Digital 'Postcards'! - WB 1st Oct 2021

Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup*** 0:00 Introduction02:05 Rolling News…18:14 British Museum Hokusai NFTs***Link of the Week:‘Hi-Res Hokusai for Free’:https://tinyurl.com/t89mm9nb***Links:Stewartby Historic Brickworks Chimneys Demolished:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-58665319Listed Birkenhead Bath Reopened to Public After Restoration:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-58679332Grant Shapps Unchallenged on A303 Judgement by Transport Committee (Stonehenge Alliance):https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=333856325159981Transport Committee - Weds 22nd September 2021:https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/3685f89e-91a7-4ca4-ac9f-bcc328bd1744***British Museum Enters World of NFTs with Digital Hokusai Postcards:https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/24/british-museum-nfts-digital-hokusai-postcards-lacollectionThe British Museum is Minting NFTs of its Art - Because of a Cold LinkedIn Message from a Start-Up:https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-industry-news-september-27-2021-2013772What are NFTs, and What is their Environmental Impact?https://earth.org/nfts-environmental-impact/Dr. Bendor Grosvenor Twitter:https://twitter.com/arthistorynews/status/1441445985230655492The Reproduction Fee Hustle:https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2017/11/20/the-reproduction-fee-hustleThe End of Museum Image Fees?https://www.arthistorynews.com/articles/5362_The_end_of_museum_image_feesHokusai’s Imagination Leaps off the Page At British Museum:https://londonist.com/london/museums-and-galleries/hokusai-at-british-museumSutton Hoo: Photos of 1939 Excavation Digitised:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-58727183 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.