Artefiera 2026
6–8 February 2026Arte Fiera, the longest-running Italian art fair, is the confirmed reference point for the Italian art system, a role it has played since its first edition in 1974. Despite a few transformations (a renewed team of curators, a new project for the “modern” hall, and a different structure for the curated sections), Arte Fiera 49’s appearance will reaffirm and enhance this identity, celebrating Italian art in all of its many and multifaceted forms and aspects: a polycentric, polyphonic, heterogeneous system that grows with the same intensity in both large and small cities and at different latitudes. In this sense, Bologna – and Arte Fiera – have always formed a historical link between the North and South of our country.
Bologna Fair District, Halls 25 and 26, Costituzione Entrance
Thursday 5 February: 11am – 12pm
PREVIEW BY INVITATION:
Thursday 5 February: 12 – 5pm
VERNISSAGE BY INVITATION:
Thursday 5 February: 5 – 9pm
FRIDAY 6 FEBRUARY:
- 11am to 12pm reserved to VIPs
- 12 – 7pm open to the public
SATURDAY 7 and SUNDAY 8 FEBRUARY:
11am – 7pm
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