Nice and comfortable hotel, very close to the exhibition.


About the event
Update
TEFAF 2026 will be hosted between the 14th and 19th of March 2026. The Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Center (MECC) will host the event.
Preface
The European Fine Art Fair or TEFAF is the world’s leading fine art fair. Annually, the event has two editions. The first occurs in Maastricht, Netherlands, while the second is in New York, USA. The Maastricht edition extends over 7 millennia of art history. The TEFAF art fair displays artworks in every fine art category. This includes antiques, Old Masters, contemporary paintings and others. Each artwork displayed at the event has undergone a stringent vetting process. The fair is among Maastricht’s leading ones. The fair takes place at the city’s premier venue, the MECC.
The TEFAF fair attracts many art & antique specialists. Such include artists looking for inspiration or to gain recognition, and art lovers. It also features connoisseurs and specialists from institutes of fine art. The Maastricht TEFAF attracts more than 280 exhibitors and around 74 000 visitants. Attendees represent over 20 countries, including Japan, China, France, Italy, Brazil, Spain, the UK, and the USA.
About TEFAF
TEFAF is a leading global fine art and antiques event with several goals. These include expanding the art knowledge of its attendees. Maastricht TEFAF also helps artists and dealers by providing an opportunity to gain recognition. It is also a platform for the purchasing of fine works of art.
The fair has a diverse program that it uses to achieve its goals. This includes the TEFAF Program, which features diverse lecture sessions. These allow networking with leading specialists in the global art community. Examples feature pre-eminent museum, art and antique professionals such as curators. During the sessions, the curators reveal important information. This includes essential industry insights, experiences, trends, or inspiration.
Besides the Program, the fair provides two other means of expanding knowledge. Such include the TEFAF Talks, which consist of hand-selected conversations. The other means is the Meet the Experts section. It allows attendees to listen to recorded narratives about selected masterpieces. There are also the TEFAF Fair tours. Said tours guide listeners through the 7 millenniums of art history. Attendees can also look forward to the Art Market Report.
TEFAF’s exhibitors feature artists and art dealer companies, such as:
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Several branches of the creative industry attend the fair as visitors. These include museums, galleries, and libraries. Attendees also present the music, performing, and visual arts and crafts branches. Other branches present at the fair include architecture, advertising and marketing, and design.
TEFAF Accommodation
Procure suitable accommodation for TEFAF with Travel 2 Fairs Ltd. All that is necessary is to inform us about the rooms you need, how much you wish to spend, and your desired location. Travel 2 Fairs Ltd manages the rest. Reserve lodgings adjacent to MECC and gain valuable access to public transport. We can advise you on the best routes to take to the venue. Aside from affordable hotel accommodation for exhibitions, we also provide transport services. One way to travel to your hotel is to have a rent-a-car wait for you at the airport. Another is to schedule an airport transfer in both directions.
Event information might be outdated because of the coronavirus pandemic. More information is available from the organiser.
Past Iterations
TEFAF 2020
The 2020 edition of TEFAF was among the fair's most successful. It featured 285 participating exhibitors. It was also the first digital edition.
TEFAF 2021
The 2021 edition of TEFAF once again featured an invite-only Early Access Day. The exhibition showcased around 700 works from more than 260 exhibitors. The highlights included 16 exemplary works by several world-renowned dealers.
TEFAF 2022
TEFAF Maastricht 2022 heralded the fair's triumphant return. Maastricht TEFAF 2022 was organised as a hybrid event. Covid-19 safety safeguards were not present at the Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Center. This was due to the country removing its domestic restrictions. The iteration was attended by 242 exhibitor firms from 20 countries and by more than 90 museums.
TEFAF 2023
TEFAF Maastricht 2023 occurred as a live art fair without implemented coronavirus safeguards. It was hosted between the 11th and 19th of March, 2023 in MECC. It was attended by over 250 art institutions, 270 exhibiting organisations and over 50 000 visitants.
TEFAF 2024
TEFAF Maastricht 2024 was a live trade art exposition hosted between the 9th and 14th of March 2024 in MECC. It was attended during its preview days by 272 exhibiting galleries from 22 nations, 300 museum directors, 650 museum curators and 40 museum patron groups. Around 50 000 visitants also attended it.
TEFAF 2025
Maastricht TEFAF 2025 occurred as a live trade art exposition between the 15th and 20th of March 2025 in MECC. It presented the latest works of art from 273 exhibiting galleries from 21 nations and more than 50 000 visitants.
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Our visitors for the event


Dear Megan,
Hello and good to hear from you …
The IDS was great for us with some interesting meetings and collaboration although its required hard work, plan and efforts
I’d like to thank you for all the times you tried contacted me and I’m so happy that we finally made it happen and booked the hotel for our reservation
Regarding the next exhibition, Yes, I’m interested in receiving an offer for it
Sincerely,
Ben
IDS 2025

Hi Michelle
Thanks for the follow up on our ProWein 24 trip.
The Mercure served its purpose for us as we were only there a couple of nights - and didn't really spend too much time at the hotel.
We understood hotel was a bit further out (and this was reflected in the pricing) - only slight negative was length of time it took for a taxi to arrive. Would have hoped hotel had a contract with taxi firm to ensure guests don't have too long to wait once ordered. We learned from our initial mistake and ensured we had pre-ordered a taxi for return to airport.
Positives:
Helpful staff
Great humour from barman!
Clean, basic rooms
Negatives:
No safe in room
No iron in room
Length of time for taxis to arrive
Overall, Michelle made the booking process very simple and was a great help with my questions and area information - thank you!
Should we require accommodation for events going forward we'll be in touch.
Thanks
Lisa
ProWein 2024

Absolutely excellent service from the team at Travel2Fairs. Many thanks Ellie for your attention to detail. Nothing was too much trouble and the hotel was very good. Great location, clean and friendly. We would definitely recommend.
EMO Hannover 2023

Hi Ben,
We all loved the ZT The Golden Hotel Barcelona.
It was a very good stay and we would choose it again if we would go to Barcelona.
CPhI Worldwide 2023

Dear Ellie,
The experience with the hotel and your services are at our best satisfaction.
CPhI Worldwide 2023

A very good service from George.
Everything went smoothly during Anuga.
ANUGA 2023

Wonderful stay, very helpful staff.

Hi Jack,
I am well, I hope you are, too!
Thanks for checking in with us – everything went great. We will let you know if/when we have made plans for MIPIM 2025 or other conferences.
Have a lovely day!
Kind regards,
Juliane
Mipim Cannes - 2024

Dear Ben,
Thank you for your e-mail! Our trip was successful, everything with the hotel was ok and your service was perfect! Thank you for your assistance and we will be in touch.
Kind regards,
Gergana
Anuga 2023

Hello,
Everything was OK with the hotel.
Tx
Mvh/ Best regards
Seafood Expo Global - 2024

All was OK.
Thanks and kind Regards
Gian Franco Ferraro
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