Changelog

Artwork placement in Art.Spaces is now more flexible. You can drop new placeholders on nearly any surface within an exhibition space.

This gives you more freedom when placing artworks and allows you to curate exhibitions more independently from the default placeholder layout.

Mobile and touchscreen navigation in Art.Spaces has been updated to a more familiar 360° panoramic navigation mode. Visitors can now explore 3D exhibitions in a way that is similar to other 3D environments such as Google Street View or Matterport scans.

Keyboard navigation in Art.Spaces has been improved. Users can now move through a space using the arrow keys, either on their own or together with WASD. Artworks can be selected with Space or Enter to open more information. Additional shortcuts are now available as well: press K to start or pause a guided tour, and F to toggle fullscreen. These controls have also been added to the help panel.

Teachers can now upload up to 250 artworks in a Class Package, increased from the previous limit of 150.

You can now choose how you pay for your subscription. In addition to PayPal, we’ve introduced credit card payments via Stripe. This gives you more flexibility and makes managing your subscription even more convenient.

We have improved the FAQ search to help you find answers more efficiently. The “Search FAQs” filter now searches both article titles and full article text. This means more accurate results and less time spent searching!

The drag-and-drop workflow is now available in 3D Curation mode as well. You can drag and drop an image directly from File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (macOS) onto one of the placeholders.

You can now drop image files directly into your Art.Depot on the “Manage art” page. The new drag-and-drop feature allows you to upload multiple files at once from File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (macOS). Images larger than 5 MB or 5000 px will automatically be downsized.

We have refreshed the table filters in Art.Depot to be more intuitive and fully mobile-friendly. This update also sets the stage for adding more powerful filtering options in the future. 
 

Our new “Classroom” exhibition space is now available for all KUNSTMATRIX.EDU users, offering 16 different color options.

We’re excited to launch KUNSTMATRIX.EDU - a new platform designed specifically for educators, students, and institutions to co-create and present virtual 3D exhibitions. KUNSTMATRIX.EDU makes it easy to curate, manage, and showcase creative and educational content through immersive virtual exhibition spaces. Built with educational and cultural use cases in mind, the platform offers project-based workflows and role-based collaboration tools that support teamwork and learning.

When uploading a .png with transparency (alpha channel), we now display the "Use transparency" checkbox directly under the image. #usability

We’ve rolled out accessibility improvements across the board! Major landing pages, FAQ sections, 3D exhibitions, and their surrounding sites now pass nearly all Google Lighthouse accessibility checks. A smoother, more inclusive experience for everyone.

Introducing the brand-new Audio Guide feature in Art.Spaces! Now available to all users with a paid membership (Basic, Regular, Professional +/++/+++). Bring your exhibitions to life with sound!

We’ve updated the “Manage Subscription” page in the accounts backend! Exhibitors can now easily see how many additional artworks they can upload and how many KMTX credits are left.

We’ve added direct links from each artwork detail page to the exhibitions where the artwork is featured. Jumping between artworks and their exhibitions is now just one click away!

You can now explore 3D exhibitions in Art.Spaces using only your keyboard! This makes the experience much smoother for screen reader users and visitors with limited mobility.

Exhibitors can now create and edit wall texts directly from the artwork form in art.depot. No more switching between menus — it’s all in one place for faster, smoother workflows!

The Exhibition Manager now includes a search function that lets you quickly find exhibitions by title or ID. This is especially useful for users managing a large number of exhibitions—saving time and keeping things organized.

We’ve launched a public changelog to keep you informed about updates, new features, and fixes on Kunstmatrix. Now you can easily stay in the loop with everything that’s new and improved.

Resolved an issue where currency-specific  country icons were not displaying correctly in the artwork form. This ensures a more intuitive and visually consistent pricing input experience.

The artwork info panel now offers an upgraded zoom function that displays images in higher resolution. This allows for a more detailed and immersive viewing experience.

Curation mode now includes a report showing the file sizes of artworks. This helps curators optimize load performance and manage large files more effectively.

The guided tour has been enhanced with a new player interface, allowing visitors to jump forward or back between stops and see their progress. This makes navigating exhibitions more intuitive and flexible.

We’re excited to announce the official release of the Artwork Bulk Importer! This powerful new tool allows you to upload and manage large volumes of artworks in one streamlined process. Whether you're setting up a big exhibition or updating your collection, bulk importing saves time, reduces manual work, and helps you stay organized.

Included Space #154 is now available in both its original turquoise (legacy) and a new matte blue finish. This offers more visual flexibility when designing exhibitions. Existing exhibitions remain unchanged—this is an additional option you can choose going forward.

We're excited to announce the addition of "Scape," a medium-sized 3D gallery space designed to enhance your virtual exhibitions. Featuring four walls, a bench, and a panoramic glass façade overlooking various landscapes, "Scape" offers visitors an intuitive sense of orientation and a multifaceted viewing experience. 

The artwork preselection now shows when an artwork is already used in other exhibitions. You’ll see icons next to each exhibition title indicating its status (public, in prep, or archived). Clicking on a title opens the exhibition directly with the selected artwork as the target—making cross-exhibition management much smoother.

Super useful for curators juggling multiple shows.

You can now export the list of artworks from any exhibition directly to an Excel file—including thumbnail images! This makes it easier to archive, share, or manage your exhibitions outside the platform.

The Loft exhibition space (#28) has been visually updated to align with the rendering quality of our newer spaces. While the walls now have a slightly different look, the dimensions remain unchanged. Existing exhibitions using the Loft are not affected—this update applies only to new setups going forward.

Most spaces on the marketplace now showcase example exhibitions below the 3D preview! 
We display only public, listed exhibitions that have a custom poster image. A maximum of 25 exhibitions are shown in a randomized order. If a space has fewer than 3 qualifying exhibitions, the block will be hidden automatically. ✨

You can now duplicate artworks directly from the Manage Art overview or the artwork detail page! 
The form will be pre-filled with all data and files from the original piece, making it super easy to tweak anything that should be different and save it as a brand-new artwork. 

The artwork detail page now fully supports all artwork types! 

• Sculptures and billboards are displayed in 3D 🖼️
• Videos come with a built-in video player 🎥
• Artworks with audio feature an audio player 🎵

Everything you need, right where you need it!

We've fixed an issue where Google Translator could interfere with form submissions — especially when creating or updating exhibitions. 🛠️
Everything should now work smoothly, even with translation enabled! 

The 3D viewer just got a few neat improvements! 

• New audio controls: you can now mute or simply lower the volume 🔉🔇
• We switched to our own icon font — some icons have been updated
• The fullscreen button is now always visible (if supported by your browser) 🖥️✨

You can now delete multiple artworks at once from the Manage Artworks page! 
Deleted artworks are moved to a bin and will be permanently removed after 30 days. During that time, you can restore them anytime — as long as you haven’t reached your account’s artwork limit. 🔄

You can now search exhibitions by exhibitor name in the exhibition overview! 🚀
Finding what you're looking for just got a whole lot easier.

We’ve upgraded  to Babylon.js 7.0! 
This update also fixes the issue where video preview images appeared black in Chrome. 🛠️
Enjoy smoother performance and better visuals!

We’ve fixed a critical issue on the Android app where entering AR mode could cause crashes. 
Everything should now run smoothly when switching to AR! 

Users can now manually choose their preferred currency for subscription billing during the upgrade process! 🌟

We fixed an issue where artwork images on the analytics dashboard could break if the image was replaced after the first log entry. 🖼️✅

We improved the "Download Report" feature: the print version now hides the Kunstmatrix header and footer menus for a cleaner look. 

We fixed an issue that prevented artist names from including commas. 
You can now use commas freely in artist names without any problems! 

The Teleporter feature is now available to all users! 🎉
Previously limited to beta testers, you can now jump between spaces faster and explore exhibitions more seamlessly than ever.

• A new Manage Subscription page is now available! You can access it from your account or directly via the account menu.
• On the Edit Account page, users can now update their usernames more easily. ✍️
• We've also added a direct link to the Delete Account Request form under Edit Account for more control. 🗑️

We’ve moved the Art.Depot database to a dedicated server! 🎉
This upgrade brings faster performance, improved stability, and an overall smoother experience when managing your artworks. ⚡🎨

You can now use emojis across the platform — in exhibition titles, artwork descriptions, and more! 🎨✨
Bring more personality and fun to your creations! 

We’ve officially upgraded to Drupal 10! 🛠️✨
This brings a more modern, secure, and faster backend experience.

We fixed an issue on Chrome browsers where videos were unintentionally muted. 
Audio should now play correctly and reliably for all viewers! 

We fixed a bug in the latest versions of Chrome that caused loading issues for exhibitions. 
Everything should now load smoothly again for all users!

We added a Lock button in Curation Mode! 
You can now temporarily lock the position of 2D artworks, making it easier to fine-tune your exhibition without accidentally moving pieces around.

• Unlisted exhibitions are now hidden from search results.
• However, unlisted exhibitions can still be accessed directly by entering their ID.
• We also improved the overall search performance for a faster, smoother experience! 

We made several updates to improve the Teleporter experience:

• Fixed a bug when clicking a teleporter from the catalog. 🛠️
• Added a hint if the teleportation target is not published. 💬
• In Guided Tours, visitors can now jump through teleporters instead of skipping artworks! 🚀

We added a new embeddedVideo tag! 🎉
When used, videos will now open in a player instead of being displayed on a wall — just like embedded YouTube or Vimeo videos, but without any extra effort. 
The videos are loaded directly from Kunstmatrix servers for a smooth and seamless experience!

We’ve updated the spaces "Halleger" and "#33" with our fresh new color scheme! 🌈
Enjoy a more modern and vibrant look when exploring or showcasing exhibitions in these spaces.

We’re excited to welcome Gisbert Rüffert alias 3D-artist.de to our Marketplace! 🎉
He’s bringing three brand-new space templates

• 3D sculptures can now include a mesh named sculpture_bBox to define a custom clickable area! 🎯 This is especially useful for room installations where precise interaction zones are needed. 🛠️

   

Curation Mode now includes a file size report! 🚀
Easily check the sizes of your artworks and assets to optimize loading times and improve the visitor experience.

We fixed an issue where rulers were not always visible in Curation Mode for artworks with the transparency option enabled

We’ve launched our very first Fair Booth on the Marketplace! 🏛️✨
A new way to present exhibitions in a professional, booth-style environment — ready for your next virtual art fair! 

• On the Artwork Detail Page, we now compare if the exhibitor name matches the artist name.   If they are the same, the "Exhibited by" part is hidden — solving issues when artists exhibit works from others! 🔄
• We also fixed a bug where leading commas appeared instead of trailing commas in artwork details. ✅

Ambient audio now loops correctly again in exhibitions! 🎶🔄
Enjoy a continuous and immersive sound experience while exploring spaces.

We fixed an issue that could prevent audio files from playing under certain conditions. ✅🎶
Audio experiences in exhibitions should now work smoothly and reliably! 

Art.Augmented Backend:

• We updated the Selection Manager and introduced a "View in AR" link! 📱✨
  It leads to a page with a QR code, making it super easy to directly open a specific exhibition or selection in the Art.Augmented App — no ID entry needed. 🎯
• Fixed an issue where the App Preview in the Selection Manager didn’t display artworks without height or width. 🖼️✅

Art.Spaces Backend:

We’ve added Spanish as a language option for embedded exhibitions! 🎉 Now your visitors can explore your spaces even more comfortably in their preferred language

We’ve made several updates to improve the design and usability of the Exhibition Manager:

When switching exhibitions using a teleporter, the splashscreen no longer appears after the jump. 
Enjoy a much faster and more seamless teleportation experience

We added a new iFrame parameter: &hideArrowButtons=true! 🛠️
Use it to hide the navigation arrows in embedded exhibitions for a cleaner, more customized presentation. ✨

In Artwork Form:

• The currency selector now allows you to choose any currency! 💱🌎
• Download icons have been added next to all files attached to an artwork for easier access. ⬇️📁

In Exhibition Manager:

• Added Italian 🇮🇹 as a new language option for embedded exhibitions

We optimized the database to speed up loading times for the Exhibition Manager and unpublished exhibitions by 50–80%! 

In Artwork Form:

• Fixed the default values for frame and passepartout colors.
• The image file name is now displayed for better clarity.
• The link URL field now accepts more unconventional URLs like *.studio/. 🌐

Bulk Importer:

• Integrated import logging, allowing imported artworks to be rolled back if needed. 

Database Optimization:

We’ve expanded our language options ! 🚀
You can now also choose Arabic, Russian, and Polish for an even broader, more inclusive reach

• We've added a download icon in the artwork form, allowing you to download the original image directly!  

   

• Added genre suggestions (e.g., Photography) to make categorizing your artworks even easier and faster. 

• Curation Mode now loads faster and allows reloading artworks from Preselection and Art.Depot while curating! ⚡🛠️

   

• Billboards with missing textures now automatically fall back to the preview image. 🖼️🔄

   

• Very large artworks with transparency enabled are now positioned closer to the wall — perfect for murals and wall decorations. 

• Fixed a bug where placeholders were removed if the same artwork was dropped twice on the same position. 

   

• Loading speed for Curation Mode and unpublished exhibitions has been significantly improved!

• The Clone Placeholder feature (with a maximum number of placeholders per room) and Rulers are now unlocked for all users! 🎉

   

• Curator users can still clone placeholders as often as they like — but will now see a recommended limit for each room to ensure optimal performance. 

We’ve added Ethereum and Bitcoin as new currency options! 
Now you can make transactions with these popular cryptocurrencies alongside traditional payment methods.

We’ve moved art.kunstmatrix.com to a larger server with twice the storage capacity!

The Gridsnap feature is now accessible to all users by default! 
Align your artworks with precision and create perfectly organized exhibitions effortlessly. 

• Improved loading of exhibition rooms to avoid  "Page Not Found" issue.
• Added the ability to delete exhibitions (from the archive only). 🗑️
• Introduced a Delete Room button for exhibitions with multiple rooms, making it easier to manage your spaces. 

We’ve added an exhibition count to the Support Dashboard — showing the maximum allowed number of public exhibitions. 
Easily track and manage your exhibition limits in one place!

We’ve fixed an issue where the passepartout color was appearing too bright.

New Features:

• Improved art.fair support for a smoother experience.
• Enhanced Teleporter functionality, including fair-to-fair jumps. 🛸✨
• Several improvements on geometry loading, such as collision integration in fair.glb. 🏗️
• Added the ability to jump from artwork/bookmark to 3D artwork detail view.
• Fixed price delimiter issue for artwork prices.
• Unified view-controller code for better performance.

We’ve added the "Unblock Accounts" feature! 
Now you can easily unblock accounts that were previously restricted, giving you more control over account management.

Multiple changes to the Upgrade Form:

• Monthly billing is now the default selection. 📅
• Improved readability of the current payment for better clarity. 👀
• Added measures to avoid selecting the wrong plan or making incorrect payments. ⚠️
• Upgrades to all plans are now allowed — including downgrades and the ability to upgrade to the same plan if you just want to change the billing cycle or update your card. 🔄💳

We’ve fixed an issue with ambient room audio that was preventing proper playback. 🎧
Now, your exhibition spaces will have smooth and immersive background audio as intended!