Association has kept on raising the bar of the event, identifying itself with the aims and ambitions of its members, placing it among one of the most influential fairs on the international scene.

XXX EDITION 2017

The Biennial Antiques Fair was created in Florence in 1959 and is one of the most important fairs in the world.
Showing and letting visitors understand the extraordinary variety of Italian art history is what makes it so special. Florentine antiques trade has managed to collect, qualify, promote and present the very best.

It comes as no surprise that antiquarians in this city built several museums: cases in point are the Bardini, Horne and Palazzo Davanzati Museums, as well as the Salvatore Romano Foundation.
The Biennial Antiques Fair, the biggest in the world dedicated to Italian ancient art, provided a model for the most important international events of a similar nature.

It has been and it keeps on being an unmissable point of reference for any art collector.

The fair celebrated its 30th edition in 2017 with a series of most interesting cultural and social events, attended by people from all over the world, and they engaged the entire city.

Pier Luigi Pizzi designed the layout of the highly sought-after 80 booths, contended by internationally renowned Italian antiquarians and some of the most celebrated foreign art dealers. Among the absolute masterpieces on display, across several sectors, many found a new home in the most important museums in the world, such as the Uffizi Gallery, the Modern Art Gallery in Florence, the Louvre in Paris and the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan.

80 international exhibitors (+5% compared with 2013)/ 32.000 visitors (+50% compared with 2013).

For an increased outreach of the Biennale, 4 press conferences were planned: two in Florence (June and September), 1 in Milan (July) and 1 in Rome (September). Journalists also had the chance to download the various press releases and the images of the works directly from the Press Area of the website www.biaf.it.

The Biennial is supported by a solid promotional campaign on major national and international newspapers (specialised press, newspapers, weekly and monthly magazines), on tv channels and on the web.
Two press offices also give support to the event: Studio Esseci by Sergio Campagnolo in Padua, for national and international relations, and Studio Ester di Leo from Florence for relationships with the Tuscan press.
In both cases, press relations are guaranteed by a direct knowledge of the journalists who specialise in cultural and art affairs.
24.05.2016

BIAF XXX EDIZIONE

La più grande al mondo dedicata all’arte antica italiana celebrerà la sua XXX edizione con una serie di eventi culturali e mondani che coinvolgeranno l’intera città di Firenze
04.05.2017

BIAF 2017, annunciati i partecipanti della 30ma edizione

A partire da questa edizione viene ampliato l’arco temporale, partendo dall’antico sino al contemporaneo “storicizzato”.
18.07.2017

LA STAGIONE DELLA BIENNALE

Le novità di Palazzo Corsini
di Leonardo Piccinini
27.09.2017

Incontrarsi alla Biennale

Un ricco calendario di incontri, presentazioni, dibattiti rivolto a collezionisti, mercanti, storici dell’arte e semplici appassionati.
08.10.2017

La Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze 2017 si conferma un grande successo

Oltre 30mila visitatori hanno affollato le sale di Palazzo Corsini nei dieci giorni di apertura al pubblico.
di Leonardo Piccinini
29.10.2017

Nuove acquisizioni per la Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze

La Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze presenta le recentissime, importanti acquisizioni di opere: quattro dipinti e una scultura, che vengono ad incrementare le collezioni del museo.