The (Munich Art Fair) is the oldest art and antiques fair in Germany. Held annually in the autumn with a run-time of ten days, it is a fair for the general public, attended by leading national and international exhibitors. For some time now its venue is the historic in Munich, on Wredestraße near the Hackerbrücke. The offer ranges from Protohistory and Ancient History (such as Egypt) via the arts and crafts of the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance through to art and design of Modernism until approximately 1970, with occasional exceptions. The fair is organised by Expo Management Kiel, its conceptual sponsor is, in continuation of the , the newly founded (a registered association).Annegret Erhard: Die traditionelle Kunstmesse München im eleganten Postpalast. NZZ, 18 October 2013
History The set out in 1956 as under the conceptual sponsorship of the . Until 1988, the leading event of its kind, it took place in the in Munich. Thereafter it was, for reasons of space, relocated to the (Munich Trade Fair), finally in the fairground at Riem.Brita Sachs: Kunstmesse München, Mit leichter Hand ein museales Ambiente schaffen. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 13 October 2007. After a re-organization (and a transitory name change to Fine Art & Antiques for legal reasons), the historic in Munich was determined as the venue."Oktoberfest". Spumeggiante Baviera. A Monaco si gioca un derby: "Kunstmesse" contro "Highlights", Il Giornale dell'arte, 313, October 2011; Annette Lettau: Amüsanter Augentrug, Gleich drei Kunstmessen locken nach München. Die Zeit, 18 December 2012; and Brita Sachs: Kleine und große Wunderwerke. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 8 November 2014
Offer The offer comprises all periods and basically all genres of arts and crafts are on show, although the focus may vary. Objects from art and curiosity cabinets and textile art (rugs and carpets) are included, so are vintage cars.Bettina Beckert: Aufmarsch der Antiquitätenhändler. Handelsblatt, 15 October 2010; Eva Komarek: Kunstgenuss in München – von Altägypten bis zur Moderne. Wirtschaftsblatt Investor (Wien), No 76, 5 October 2012, pp. 16–17; Gerhard Charles Rump: Kunst für 140 Mio. auf einem Stand. Auf der 46. Kunst Messe München kann man sogar Paganinis Notenpult kaufen. Die Welt, 17 November 2001.
Catalogues , Munich 1956 All subsequent catalogues in WorldCat See also Highlights – Internationale Kunstmesse München
External links Homepage of Kunstmesse München Homepage of Kunsthändlerverband Deutschland
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