This text was initially written as part of my thesis for the Executive Master in Art Market Studies 2023-25 at the University of Zurich and later updated for a journal submission.AbstractThis study examines the emerging trend of museums integrating Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) into their permanent collections and the technical challenges they face in preserving these digital assets. Despite widespread media narratives declaring NFTs obsolete following the market downturn of 2022, leading cultur...