5449
MUSEUM PURCHASE
- Institution:
- ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
- Institution wallet:
- 0xb47e3cd837ddf8e4c57f05d70ab865de6e193bbb0xb47e…3bbb
- Type:
- Purchase
- Claimer:
- Psyborg
- Claimed:
- June 17, 2017
- V1 held by institution:
- No (wrapped)
In early 2018 Germany's ZKM was the first major art institution to acquire CryptoPunks for it's collection. Punks #2554, #1286, #5449, and #2838 were purchased by museum employee Daniel Heiss. Unfortunately in 2021 they also became the first (and so far only) major art institution to burn a punk, as #5449 and #2838 were sent back to the CryptoPunks contract thanks to copy/paste error while moving them. In 2025 all 4 punks were displayed in the museum as part of their exhibition The Story That Never Ends.
Exhibition history:
- The Story That Never Ends, 2025-2028