NFT Launch of Mohamed Amin Images

Nairobi — The Mohamed Amin Foundation is excited to announce the genesis drop of NFTs from their archive. After years of frame-by-frame cataloging and digitization, the Mohamed Amin Collection is opening its doors for exploration and exhibition to the public through the power of NFTs. The archive includes over 5,000 hours of video content and 2.5 million still photographs gathered between 1955-1996, representing one of the world’s greatest unexplored historical artifacts. It includes unique, high quality documentation of the events surrounding post-colonial Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Our mission is to share this body of work with the global public as a way to stimulate dialogue about Africa and Africans, as well as leverage the new monetization models, introduced by Web3, to create funding for African artists. The impact of this NFT drop will go beyond serving as an example for how cultural organisations can utilise their archive. We also aim to change the way African history is taught and appreciated across the world. “We’re excited to leverage this new Web3 technology in a way that can catalyze global conversations about Africa’s rich and cultured history”, says Salim Amin, Chairman of The Mohamed Amin Foundation. “The genesis drop from…
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