Dubai will soon be home to the first physical NFT shop, located at the Mall of the Emirates.
Operated by international tech giant SoftConstruct, the ftNFT Shop will offer customers to browse, buy and sell NFTs in person.
Visitors can also interact with and look through a unique variety of physical art and even create 3D avatars of themselves through a professional 3D scanner, the company said in a statement.
During the store opening, guests will also be able to interact with the region’s NFT artists and exhibitors in person and to learn about their work firsthand.
“Among the attendees will be Amrita Sethi, the first NFT artist in the UAE and one that has created an original style of bringing art to life and vice versa through Voice Note Art. We will also see a wide collection of AKNEYE, a number of hand painted and unique eye sculptures, alongside the exclusive art toys by Chiko & Roko, all exhibited within the shop,” SoftConstruct said.
However, a “special pass” is required to take part in the grand opening has been created in the form of a free NFT that a visitor can claim in order to gain entry to the grand event.
ftNFT Shop will open a second store in Dubai Mall, allowing visitors to “learn more about the marketplace and take part however they like,” the company.
ftNFT Shop’s Mall of the Emirates branch will open on December 22, Thursday.
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