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Special Issue: Museums, Art Galleries and Digital Innovation Challenges

Blockchain technologies for museum management. The case of the loan of cultural objects

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Pages 3042-3056 | Received 15 Jan 2021, Accepted 14 Feb 2022, Published online: 15 Mar 2022

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