Fairs this month

Arguably the most impressive and important art and antiques fair in Europe takes place this year from March 10 until March 19 in the Dutch border city of Maastricht. This year, its nineteenth, the European Fine Art Foundation's fair has expanded to include 218 dealers, an increase of nine percent over the number of exhibitors in 2005. The principal sponsor is the insurance company AXA Art, and although there is no loan exhibition at the fair an exhibition entitled Extravagant: Refinement in Devotion is on view at the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht until April 9. In addition there are special music and dance performances in the city.

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Immediately following the Maastricht fair are two fairs in London. The fourteenth British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA) Antiques and Fine Art Fair is being held at the Duke of York Square from March 22 until March 28, and this year features a loan exhibition entitled Treasures of Lord's--Home of the Ashes. It consists of paintings and cricket memorabilia from Lord's Cricket Museum in London, run by the Marylebone Cricket Club. The museum claims to be the world's oldest sporting museum and its collections date back to 1864.

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The twenty-first London Original Print Fair takes place from March 22 until March 26 at 6 Burlington Square, directly behind the Royal Academy of Arts. For the second consecutive year the prints will be complemented by drawings. There is no loan exhibition.

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