On July 22, Prince William joined CNBC’s technology reporter MacKenzie Sigalos in an interview to explain his innovative plan to try and preserve history.  The Lobkowicz family has been fighting to preserve its art collection spanning over 600 years. During the Second World War, the priceless collection was stolen twice, first by the Nazis and then by the communists. Meanwhile, thanks to receipts left behind by the Nazis of the stolen goods, the Prince managed to reclaim his family’s artifacts. As a result, collectors can now own digitalized 700-year-old assets belonging to the royal House of Lobkowicz itself.

Digitalizing art

After 25 years of time-consuming and very expensive restoration processes, an idea was formed on how to open the collection to the public and, simultaneously, secure funds for the restoration. 

Value in technology

Additionally, the Prince showed his interest in Web3 and blockchain technology, which is evidenced by a recent Twitter thread he posted.  Namely, Lobkowicz sees a lot of value in creating communities, ticketing, and memberships through technology, which in turn could help museums embellish the cultural heritage they’re trying to preserve and show to the world. Thanks to the Prince, the royal family now owns its impressive collection of 40,000 artifacts once again, where some will be available as NFTs. Watch the full story below: Buy stocks now with Interactive Brokers – the most advanced investment platform Disclaimer: The content on this site should not be considered investment advice. Investing is speculative. When investing, your capital is at risk.