Art News: TEFAF Maastricht 2027, dates, tickets and what to see

TEFAF Maastricht 2027 is open to the public from Saturday 13 to Thursday 18 March 2027 at the MECC Maastricht in the Netherlands, after two days by invitation only on 11 and 12 March. It is the leading fair in the world for Old Masters, antiques and works of art, and it is open every day from 11am to 7pm. Tickets go on sale in mid-November, with a weekday ticket at €55 online.

Whitebank Fine Art, a London art advisory and gallery, took these details from the fair's own website on 11 November 2026.

TEFAF Maastricht 2027 dates and opening hours

• Thursday 11 and Friday 12 March: by invitation only
• Saturday 13 to Thursday 18 March: open to the public, 11am to 7pm every day

The fair is at MECC Maastricht, Forum 100, 6229 GV Maastricht.

TEFAF Maastricht tickets

Ticket	Valid	Online	At the fair
Weekend entrance	Any day, 13 to 18 March	€85	€90
Weekday entrance	15 to 18 March	€55	€60
Multiple entrance	13 to 18 March	€182	€187
Student	15 to 18 March	€26	€31
Child aged 12 to 18, accompanied	15 to 18 March	€23	€23
Child under 12, accompanied	Any day	Free	Free

All prices include VAT. Tickets for 2027 go on sale on the TEFAF website in mid-November. Coats, umbrellas, large bags and suitcases are not allowed inside the fair and must be left at the cloakroom or in the lockers at the entrance.

Getting there from London

Maastricht is in the far south of the Netherlands, close to the Belgian and German borders. From London, the usual routes are the Eurostar to Brussels and a train onwards through Liège, or a flight to Brussels, Eindhoven or Düsseldorf and a train from there. Hotels in Maastricht fill up for fair week, so it is worth booking early.

What to see

The 2026 fair brought together 270 dealers from 22 countries and had more than 50,000 visitors over eight days, according to TEFAF. The stands run from Old Master paintings and drawings to antiquities, classical sculpture, jewellery, rare books, Asian art and twentieth century design, and the standard of display is part of the reason people go. Every work on the fair is checked by a vetting committee of specialists before the doors open.

The weekday ticket is the better value if you can go from Monday 15 March, as the opening weekend is the busiest time to visit.

Buying at TEFAF

Most of what is on the stands is for sale, and the dealers expect questions. Before you buy:

• Ask about the history of the work. For an Old Master painting, ask who owned it, where it has been exhibited and what the literature says about it.
• Ask for a condition report, and for paintings, whether the work has been restored and when.
• Get a full invoice naming the artist or attribution, title, date, medium and size. Wording such as "attributed to" or "studio of" changes the value a great deal, so check what the invoice says.
• Check the costs beyond the price: shipping to the UK, insurance and import VAT.

Whitebank Fine Art acts as an art advisor for buyers who want a second opinion before they commit. If you already own an Old Master painting and want to know what it is worth, our Old Masters valuation page explains how we approach it.

TEFAF also holds a fair in New York, from 14 to 18 May 2027. Our guide to the art events of 2027 has the rest of the year's calendar, and our London Art Fair 2027 guide covers the first fair of the year in London.

Cover: Willem van Haecht, The Gallery of Cornelis van der Geest, 1628, oil on panel, Rubenshuis, Antwerp. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.