TEFAF Maastricht, the European Fine Art Fair, returns to the Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre from March 14 through 19, 2025. The fair spans Dutch Old Master paintings, contemporary textiles, antiques, jewelry, and design, with a Focus section that juxtaposes canonical figures like Gerrit Rietveld with emerging artists such as Ladi Kwali. Last year, major museums including the Met, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Art Institute of Chicago acquired works at the fair, highlighting its role as a key acquisition venue for public collections.
The fair matters because it has become a premier destination for museums and patrons to expand their holdings, ensuring that important artworks enter public collections for study and preservation. TEFAF’s growing influence—bolstered by a New York counterpart—underscores its unique position at the intersection of the global art market and institutional collecting, making it a bellwether for trends in museum acquisitions and cross-category connoisseurship.