NEC Birmingham
NEC Birmingham is an exhibition space that has 20 interconnected halls set in a space of 611 acres. It was built next to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International Railway Station and opened in 1976.
It was the venue of the Art & Antiques For Everyone fair which previously took place three times per year, as well as the Art, Antiques & Interiors Expo which was launched after the former event was cancelled in 2023.
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Second staging of Classic Antique Fair impresses
22 July 2024Among the attractions of the Classic Antique Fairs in Birmingham staged from July 12-14 was the eye-catching display of dealership M&D Moir featuring a pair of powder pink vases by Franz Pallme König (c.1890).
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Classic Antique Fairs brings cheer and tea to NEC
22 July 2024Summer fair in Birmingham receives warm welcome after its successful winter debut
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Five Questions: David Harvey
24 June 2024David Harvey, one of the exhibitors at Classic Antiques Fair at the NEC, specialises in furniture dating from the reigns of Charles II through to George IV. WR Harvey & Co (Antiques) was established in Chalk Farm by his father in 1951. In 1996, the showrooms moved to the Cotswolds, where they remain to this day.
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Classic Antique Fairs buys Art and Antiques for Everyone web domains
12 April 2024Growing fair brand seeks to preserve reputation of NEC fair
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Classic Antique Fairs says spaces are filling up at trio of events
13 March 2024Despite launching in December, organisers of the new fairs series say it is already in high demand
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Midlands art fair set for an April debut is delayed again
26 February 2024The inaugural Midlands Art Design Antiques Fair (MADA) at Birmingham’s NEC has been postponed again.
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Midlands Art Design Antiques Fair (MADA) postponed until spring 2025
20 February 2024The inaugural Midlands Art Design Antiques Fair (MADA) at Birmingham’s NEC has been postponed again.
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Classic fairs expands after a debut success
12 February 2024A successful run at NEC Birmingham last year for Classic Antique Fairs has encouraged it to expand this year.
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New Midlands fair MADA postponed
12 January 2024Stable Events' and LAPADA's new venture at Birmingham's NEC may run in the autumn.
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Promising start as fairs return to Birmingham after event’s demise
08 January 2024Dealer Mark Goodger’s first sale at the inaugural Classic Antique Fairs staged at Birmingham’s NEC was a satinwood painted tea caddy.
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Dealer makes the headlines to promote the Classic fair
27 November 2023One of the dealers taking part in the inaugural Classic Antique Fairs staging at Birmingham’s NEC has gone on television to promote the show.
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Back in Birmingham for a new NEC fair
20 November 2023Dealers hail return to Midlands venue a year after closure of popular Antiques for Everyone events
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Fair switches to Birmingham’s NEC to avoid IACF confusion
18 September 2023An art and antiques fair proposed to launch at NEAC Stoneleigh this December has changed its dates and venue and will now take place at Birmingham’s NEC.
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New fair launched at NEC to fill the Birmingham void
20 March 2023A new fair will launch at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in April next year.
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Art & Antiques for Everyone: no fairs to be held in 2023
19 December 2022Art & Antiques for Everyone, the fair held three times a year at Birmingham’s NEC, has been scrapped for 2023, raising concerns that it will never return.
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Art & Antiques for Everyone fair cancelled for 2023
14 December 2022The much-loved event at the NEC Birmingham, that had run three times a year pre-Covid, has cancelled plans for next year.
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Birmingham fair reduces set-up from two days to one to maintain low costs for exhibitors
17 October 2022Thousands of visitors are expected to descend on the NEC in Birmingham next month for one of country’s larger vetted antiques and fine art fairs.
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Bronze stars in Birmingham’s NEC fair
25 April 2022A 19th century French bronze of a woman in a hat was among the highlight sales at the recent Art & Antiques for Everyone fair at Birmingham’s NEC.
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International buyers ready for Birmingham
28 March 2022Now UK restrictions on international travellers have eased, the organisers of The Art & Antiques for Everyone (AAfE) fair at the NEC Birmingham are hoping for a return of buyers from further afield.
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Art & Antiques for Everyone: Birmingham fair keeps it simple
15 November 2021Tweaked procedures and pricing policy is proving successful as major event finally returns
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