Vastari

Vastari
Website www.vastari.com

Vastari is an online service provider for the international art world that connects private collectors and museums for temporary exhibition loans.[1] Vastari's headquarters are based in London, with regional representatives in several countries around the world.[2]

Services

Vastari allows private collectors to upload their objects to a secure online database and remain anonymous. Registered and verified museums have access to search through the database for works relevant to future exhibitions.[3]

Art owners can share their art with curators who will research their collections and put the works into art historical context.[4] "The system includes two search engines: one database of exhibition proposals for collectors to browse and a search engine of objects for museums to consider for exhibition." [5]

Currently, Vastari has registered over 400,000 works, and has over 150 museums registered.[6]

Funding

Vastari is a privately funded company. They recently completed the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator Programme,.[7] On 5 February 2016, the company announced a major fundraising round from private investors in the tech and art space.[8]

Notes

  1. Li, Charmaine (8 May 2014) Europe Tech Art Startups tech.eu Retrieved Jun 20 2014
  2. Marchesoni, Maria Adelaide (2 Jun 2014) Vastari: un nuovo link per collegare collezionisti e musei Il Sole. Retrieved 29 Jun 2014.
  3. Vastari New Service Connecting Collectors with Curators Online Launches Art Daily. Retrieved 02 Jul 2014
  4. "Collections Trust - Curators Gain Unprecedented Access to Works in Private Collections | Collections Trust". Collections Trust. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
  5. Ardia, Mai (21 Feb 2014) How the Internet is Changing the Art Business: 6 Exciting Start Ups Art Radar. Retrieved 20 May 2014
  6. L.S. (30 Jun 2014) Il progetto Vastari Exhibition Connection sbarca in Italia La Stampa. Retrieved 3 Jul 2014
  7. Savvas, Antony (Dec 13 2013) Microsoft Expands Global Startup Accelerator Program In The UK Forbes. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  8. Villarreal, Ignacio. "Vastari Group completes significant seed funding round". artdaily.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
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