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TEFAF Maastricht Opens Under Regulatory Pressure as Art Basel Bets on Doha
The March 2026 fair calendar delivered an awkward split: TEFAF fighting for relevance under new EU import rules while its biggest rival expands to the Gulf.
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Spring 2026 Auction Season Sets Up as a Single-Owner Contest — and the Estimates Are Climbing
Fresh-to-market collections consigned in late 2025, led by the Ronald S. Lauder material, give Christie's and Sotheby's their strongest May supply in years. The question is whether the middle of the market shows up.
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Museums Reshuffle Their Leadership Bench as 2026 Opens With a Wave of Curatorial Appointments
From Montclair to Baltimore, institutions are locking in chief curators ahead of the fall season — while New York's biggest opening of the spring arrives with a new leadership structure already in place.
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Christie's and Sotheby's End 2025 Up, but the Rebound Was Narrower Than It Looks
The two houses closed 2025 with roughly $13.2 billion in combined sales, yet nearly all the growth came from trophy lots, luxury and private deals — not from the middle of the market.