William Rudolf Lobkowicz, a 27-year-old #Czech #prince, his two sisters and their parents have dedicated their life’s work to maintaining what’s left of their ancestral heritage: Three #castles, one #palace, 20,000 movable #artifacts, a #library of approximately 65,000 rare books, 5,000 musical artifacts and compositions — including an early copy of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony — and 30,000 boxes and folios, some of which have never been opened. All of it was stolen, twice. First by the Nazis, then by the Communists. To protect his family’s past, he has embraced the future. Lobkowicz is trying to preserve and share this 700-year-old legacy using #NFTs, the #blockchain and the #metaverse The young prince has turned to these digital tools to safeguard and repair the artifacts that hold so much nostalgic value for the family — and, he hopes, for some of the rest of the world, as well. Read the full story at the #linkinbio.