The Art of Freedom

The Art of Freedom

In 2021, artist Steven Minnaar created a treasure hunt to promote the ideas of freedom using the curated art of emerging and established artists. The collection has grown to over 2,600 works, and the treasure has surpassed one full bitcoin.

Experience New Art and Join the Treasure Hunt

You can collect and trade works from the collection to gather the 24 words that will unlock the treasure if you can guess the right combination.

Tradability & Forever Art

Works from the collection can be exchanged for any other available equivalent. This means that you can enjoy a work of art for as long as you wish, and then exchange it when you are ready to experience another.

Authentication

Each work comes with a cryptographically signed Certificate of Authenticity.

Scarcity & Abundance

Only a limited number are released into private hands each year, with the balance held in inventory and made available for exchange to existing owners. This creates a scarcity of available supply, but an abundance of exchange opportunities for collectors.

Create The Value

You have the opportunity to make an offer and create the value for one-of-a-kind pieces in the collection. If your offer is accepted, we will set the new exchange value in the catalog. Contact me to make an offer on an individual artwork.

Works from the collection start with one the following Suggested Trade Values:

One Minnaar – 1,000 oz silver

1/10 Minnaar (100 oz silver)

1/100 Minnaar (10 oz silver)

1/1,000 Minnaar (1 oz silver)

1/10,000 Minnaar  (1/10 oz silver)

Popular Pieces

Pocket Prints are a series of limited edition prints that are valued at 1/10,000th of a Minnaar.

Minnaar Billfolds are currency-sized canvas paintings designed to hold your Pocket Prints and folding money. View collection

Curated works from selected artists that have been donated to the collection.

Gold Minnaars are the most sought after, and there is currently a multi-year waiting list.

Explore the Collection

Those interested in exploring the collection can view the online catalog, or visit the Minnaar Museum & Library located in Dana Point, CA, to experience selected pieces in person.

How to Acquire a Minnaar

Contact Steven to reserve a Minnaar and get on the waiting list, or purchase one on the secondary market.

Learn More

Watch the interviews below to learn more about Steven’s work:

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