BRAFA 2023 will be hosted as a live exhibition between 29.01.2023 and 05.02.2023 at the Brussels Expo (Heysel). The event will be held in the absence of strict Covid-19 safety measures. This is due to the country removing its domestic coronavirus restrictions in the previous months because of the improved pandemic situation. Due to the same reason, the country at present does not have travel restrictions in place. Attendees will not be required to present upon arrival 3G entry documents such as negative test results.
BRAFA has been a key meeting point for the art world in Belgium ever since its birth almost 70 years ago. The annual art fair creates the necessary conditions for gallerists, collectors, and curators to meet, appraise, educate and buy art pieces. BRAFA takes place at Brussels Expo and showcases fine art, antiques, modern and contemporary art and design for eight days. Previously, the art fair opened the year in January, but now organisers have decided to move BRAFA to a slot in mid-June. BRAFA has always been a barometer for the art market. You can see trends form in how collectors and other buyers react from year to year. It’s important to note that every single piece at BRAFA has been appraised and verified.
BRAFA continues to expand its list of galleries to showcase the very best from art and antiques. The names you should definitely learn are Axel Vervoordt, N.Vrouyr, Thomas Deprez, MDZ Gallery, the QG Gallery and Galerie Kraemer. They contribute to the wide variety of art objects, which span human history since the Bronze Age. There are currently 20 categories at the art fair. These include classical archaeology, tribal art, pre-Colombian art, Asian art, jewellery, and silverware. They also feature coins, furniture, and art objects dating from the Middle Ages to today. Among them are old and modern paintings, contemporary art and design, sculpture, ceramics, contemporary glass and porcelain, carpets and textiles, drawings, original cartoons, engravings, rare books, photography, and autographs. The galleries come from Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and the USA.
Each year, BRAFA invites a guest of honour. Sometimes this can be a respected art institution. Other times it’s a remarkable artist who has left their mark in the art world. In the upcoming edition, the Guest of Honour is Belgian-born Arne Quinze, who first broke into the art world with his graffiti work and has since moved to wooden constructions and other installations. Buyers and art lovers can get the most out of the rich assortment of artworks and antiques by taking part in one of the many Art Tours held during the fair. Another highlight is the line-up of BRAFA ART TALKS – a series of conversations and lectures on modern artists such as Keith Haring and historical periods.
Travel 2 Fairs Ltd has sent business travellers all over the world and knows exactly what you need in your hotel accommodation for BRAFA. Book hotels near Brussels Expo at affordable rates and keep your daily commute to the art fair short. Make terrific savings no matter how small your budget is. We have a wide selection of hotels, hostels, and apartments. Large groups of over twenty people are no challenge to us all. In addition to your online hotel booking for BRAFA, Travel 2 Fairs Ltd can help you with logistics. Do you want a quick commute to your hotel from Brussels airport? We can arrange for a private airport transfer upon arrival. We’re also a rent-a-car vendor.
2022
BRAFA 2022 took place between 19.06.2022 and 26.06.2022 at a new location – Brussels Expo. The restart edition, which took place in a face-to-face format, featured 115 galleries from 15 countries. Due to the improving pandemic situation, the event venue did not feature strict Covid-19 safety measures.
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HI Christine,
I have just returned from my trip as I went to London after the fair. The hotel was great. Really close to the fair and easy to get to each day by walking.
We did really struggle to get taxis each night during the fair from the hotel to the city centre as there were no restaurants around the hotel. The hotel restaurant was good but expensive and you didn’t want to eat there each time.
Kind regards,
Jackie
IN GENERAL, MY COLLEAGUES WERE HAPPY OF THE MOTEL PLUS BERLIN AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY BIG TROUBLE.
Tom is great! He always got back to me right away with the best prices!
The stay at the hotel went very well for the whole team, very good reception, very correct rooms. Thanks to Travel to fairs, we were able to get last minute booking changes, thank you Tom Parker for your efficiency and kindness throughout the process!
Hi Megan,
You are a complete and utter star!!!
Thank you so much for all of your efforts with this, I really do appreciate you fighting our corner on this one and for getting them to add in the special clause. I cannot thank you enough. This truly is an example of great customer service :-) and you can quote me on that!
Please do go back and confirm with them.
Thank you again.
Have a lovely evening!
Dear George, Many thanks for your efforts and outstanding service. Appreciate your cooperation.
Many thanks to Mr Tom Parker from GoFair throughout the whole process of searching for a suitable hotel. The hotel is located perfectly good- just 10 minutes walking up to the Messe, or several minutes by train. The interior layouts are also very good. The rooms are spacious, comfortable bed, shower room etc...A good room service. The only minus there is extremely poor breakfast that really should be improved.
Hello,
Thank you for your email and services. Indeed my colleagues have come back and are very satiesfied with their visit.
Also we have learned the lesson and knowing that we may be going to the IBC2020, we are thinking of making a very early booking. Is that possible?
What options you can provide, it can include the Olympic Hotel, as they were satisfied, but also other similar options close to RAI.
Looking forward to your answer,
Ieva
Dear Anna, The Hotel Monte Christo - Koln was great ! Flights was all ok. Hotel Very clean and neat. Hot inside as much as you wish. Very nice hosting service ! The Hotel receptionist man, Swen was very very nice to me, more than helpful and was a real pleasure to deal with him. Alexandra, his colleague also she was very nice, even tough I only deal with her for several hours, before I left the hotel , back to Romania. I know I might not have been so easy to deal person at times, but you was patient to me. I appreciate all your efforts to find the best deal based upon my requests. Thank you again for all your support ! Have a great day !
Dear Tom,
our team spent 5 days in Hotel Relexa in Ratingen - Duesseldorf for Tube exhibition. The Hotel was very good and not so far from exhibition. It was a real pleasure to work with you and your team, your assistance has always been punctual and I really appreciated your good work.
Thank you.
Francesca
Hello, Thanks to travel2fair company, we could manage our accomodation in Florence, a city we had no prior knowledge about. The hotel was great, the staff was helpful. The view and the location of the hotel was amazing. Also travel2fair staff was also very careful and helpful. They kept checking on us prior to our trip and after the trip to see if we have/had any problem. I am so satisfied with the service I got.
Hi Megan,
I like it a lot, near by the fair, with a link to center, very cozy.
Best Regard
