Renowned for its exacting standards and rigorous selection process, the fair returns from March 15 to 20, 2025, preceded by two invitation-only preview days. TEFAF Maastricht offers an immersive experience through 7,000 years of art history, where ancient masterpieces and contemporary creations engage in dialogue.
A program at the heart of artistic issues
For its 38th edition, TEFAF Maastricht presents an ambitious program of round tables, new exhibitions and meetings with experts, reflecting the changes in the art market.
Le TEFAF SummitThe event, organized on March 17 in partnership with the Dutch Commission for UNESCO, AXA XL, and Deloitte, addresses private funding in the arts as an alternative to declining public subsidies in Europe. Speakers Kathleen Ferrier (UNESCO), Adama Sanneh (Moleskine Foundation), and Jenny Waldman (Art Fund) will share their perspectives on philanthropy and its impact.
TEFAF Talks will explore themes such as the transmission of collections in the digital age, the transformations of the contemporary art market, and the role of museums in heritage preservation. Particular focus will be placed on the restoration of medieval manuscripts. Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, a 15th-century masterpiece whose construction behind-the-scenes details will be revealed.
Henrietta Skerrett Montalba, Head of a Young Girl, © Stuart Lochhead Sculpture
A journey through the centuries and styles
With 273 galleries and art dealers from 21 countries, TEFAF Maastricht 2025 brings together an exceptional offering, from Italian classicism to 20th-century design, via Flemish painting, tribal art and modernism.
Among the standout pieces in this edition:
Titian's Madonna and Child with St. Mary Magdalene, rediscovered after two centuries of absence,
A patinated gilt bronze ceiling light signed Alberto Giacometti, designed for Jean-Michel Frank.
A 17th-century Safavid dish in cobalt earthenware, of rare decorative complexity.
Contemporary art also occupies a prominent place with works such as Atalanta and Hippomenes Ai Weiwei's LEGO revisiting of Baroque iconography, and Edmund de Waal's porcelain installations in dialogue with Asian decorative arts.
A space for transmission and innovation
TEFAF is a place for exchange and reflection on new forms of collecting and patronage. As museums rethink their relationship with the public and philanthropy gains momentum in arts funding, the fair fosters dialogue between professionals and enthusiasts.
TEFAF Meet the Experts offer privileged moments with gallery owners and curators, allowing a more intimate approach to the works and collections.
This proximity enhances the appeal of the fair, combining expertise, innovation and a passion for art in all its forms.
More information : www.tefaf.com
Paul Gauguin, Flowers in a vase with sheet music, © MS Rau: Fine Art, Antiques and
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