Coronavirus
The outbreak of coronavirus from early 2020 led to challenging times for the art and antiques industry, with numerous fairs, exhibitions and auctions being rescheduled or cancelled, and dealerships and centres having to close temporarily.
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‘Outdoor’ Petworth can go ahead in September as indoor events cancelled until October
03 August 2020The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair can go ahead as planned in September after the National Trust deemed it an ‘outdoor’ event.
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Dealers get busy and hope for August uplift as post-lockdown trade resumes
03 August 2020Normally a quiet month, this August dealerships across the UK are reacting to a world changed by coronavirus.
Organisers frustrated by venue rules
03 August 2020Fairs held at conference and events venues that involve more than 30 people at any one time will not be possible under government legislation until October 1.
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Temperature checks and wide aisles: Olympia unveils plans for safety at winter fair
31 July 2020Organisers of the Winter Art & Antiques Fair Olympia have reiterated that the event will go ahead and have announced measures to ensure safety for visitors and exhibitors.
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Coronavirus: Adams fairs and IACF postpone London events under government regulations
28 July 2020Two more UK fair organisers have called off events as the closure of conference and event venues has been prolonged.
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Penman calls off Petersfield fair in September
24 July 2020The Petersfield Antiques Fair, which was scheduled to take place this autumn, has been called off.
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Two more Galloway Fairs cancelled due to coronavirus
23 July 2020Galloway Fairs has called off two upcoming events due to continuing complications over coronavirus.
Welsh auction houses must wait to fully reopen – but online trading continues
20 July 2020Although auction house premises in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland can (under restrictions) be open to the public, the official green light is yet to be received in Wales.
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Eye of the Collector latest London fair to be rescheduled
18 July 2020The inaugural 'Eye of the Collector' fair in London has been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus.
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TEFAF New York autumn fair cancelled due to coronavirus
17 July 2020The delayed TEFAF New York 2020, postponed from spring to autumn, has now been officially cancelled.
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Auctions do their bit for charity with more than £379,000 raised during lockdown
17 July 2020Auction houses did their bit for charity during lockdown – regional UK salerooms raised at least £379,597 (mainly for NHS related causes) during the period.
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Frieze London and Frieze Masters fairs cancelled this autumn
14 July 2020Frieze London and Frieze Masters fairs have been cancelled this year due to the ongoing issues relating to coronavirus.
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PAD and Coinex fairs are latest to call off autumn events
10 July 2020Two more stagings of London fairs have been cancelled due to Covid-19.
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Antiques Roadshow to become invitation-only to ensure production meets coronavirus guidelines
07 July 2020For the first time in more than four decades, the BBC series 'Antiques Roadshow' will be filmed on a closed set with a small invited audience only.
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IACF hails success at Newark as fairs go back to business
06 July 2020International Antiques and Collectors Fairs (IACF) kicked off its return to business with its first event after lockdown.
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Francis Bacon stars at Sotheby's in the first summer ‘super sale’
06 July 2020Sotheby’s held the first of this summer’s ‘super sales’ last week as it combined a series of three Modern and Contemporary art auctions into a marathon four-and-a-half hour live-streamed event.
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Sanity returns (with sanitisers)
06 July 2020Focus on two centres and a Cheshire fair as dealers and organisers encourage visitors
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More reopenings in UK and Ireland as lockdown eases
29 June 2020The easing of lockdown rules across the UK and Ireland will help the art and antiques sector return to some normality during the summer months.
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Christie’s merges Impressionist and Modern and Contemporary Art departments in coronavirus cost cutting programme
29 June 2020Auction house Christie’s has created a new department called 20th & 21st Century Art group by merging the existing Impressionist and Modern Art and Contemporary Art teams.
ATG letter: It's unfair I don’t qualify for Covid grant as my premises are too large
29 June 2020MADAM – I run a small conservation and restoration workshop in Kent and like many businesses in the UK, my activity has been greatly affected by the coronavirus emergency.
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