NFTs in MoMA’s Collection

NFTs in MoMA’s Collection

Photographic art and collecting Written by André Wagner

The Museum of Modern Art in New York documents the addition of eight CryptoPunks and Chromie Squiggles by Erick Calderon (Snowfro) to its collection. Its 2024–25 annual report places these acquisitions within the museum’s engagement with new art forms and technologies.

The public collection database lists eight Chromie Squiggles. Its record for Chromie Squiggle #8107 gives the object number 418.2025, a gift from Mara and Erick Calderon, and the department Media and Performance. These records document institutional acquisition. The museum pages examined here do not establish the specific wallet arrangements, private donation contracts or tax consequences.

MoMA: Year in Review 2024–25 · Erick Calderon (Snowfro) · Chromie Squiggle #8107

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