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TEFAF Maastricht
Mid-March· MECC, Maastricht
Art market Private jet
Why the circuit stops here
The world’s greatest old-masters and antiquities fair: seven millennia of vetted art under one roof. Quieter than Basel, older money, and the only fair museums shop like clients.
The money signal
Dealers save museum-grade works all year for TEFAF; insurance value on the floor runs into billions.
Journal
Latest dispatches and guides from this stop.
Dispatch
TEFAF Maastricht: The October 2026 Update
Six months after the March fair, the insurance valuations and museum acquisitions from the MECC continue to dictate the old masters market.
Read article GuideTEFAF Maastricht: how the circuit hits MECC
Read article Dispatch2026 dispatch: TEFAF Maastricht
Read articleWho's there
Museum acquisition committees, European old-money collectors, the connoisseur tier.
How they arrive
- Private aviation is the default: expect FBO slots and hotel helipads to be the real constraint, not tickets.
On the calendar
Also in March: St. Barths Bucket Regatta · Academy Awards · Bal de la Rose · Art Basel Hong Kong · Hong Kong Sevens · Dubai World Cup