LAPADA
The trade association LAPADA represents art and antiques dealers in the UK. It was formed in 1974 and is based in London.
It has more than 500 members and, although the majority are based in the UK, it also has around 50 members in 16 other countries.
The association was previously called the London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association but, while it retains the LAPADA acronym in its title, it is now known as ‘The Association of Art and Antique Dealers’.
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LAPADA launches a Fringe festival for 2024
29 July 2024LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair is hosting a fringe festival which includes a recital in Handel's dining room and new way to see the works of Michelangelo and Da Vinci
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Top artworks set to star in LAPADA’s 50th anniversary exhibition
22 May 2024Online show features everything from fine art to furniture, Asian art to antiquities
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Online dealer showcase announced as part of LAPADA 50th anniversary celebration
20 May 2024LAPADA has unveiled plans for its 50th anniversary including a summer exhibition and a new series of events around its flagship fair.
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LAPADA announces plans for Berkeley Square Fair
17 May 2024Flagship event is scheduled for a later date and comes with new events for next edition
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Entertainment memorabilia expansion for Sotheby’s plus other hires across the world of art and antiques
28 February 2024The latest round up of Movers and Shakers at auction houses, dealers and dealer associations.
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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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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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New Midlands art fair details announced
02 January 2024Early details of the new spring fair organised by Stable Events in association with LAPADA at Birmingham’s NEC have been announced.
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UK imports process set to become easier
18 December 2023Importing art and antiques into the UK via the Temporary Admissions (TA) procedure could soon become easier following government plans for a strategic review and simplification of the system.
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LAPADA moves flagship fair to later in the autumn season
07 December 2023LAPADA is moving the dates of its Berkely Square fair.
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Trade bodies give mixed welcome to Hunt’s autumn statement and call for more help
27 November 2023Chancellor Jeremy Hunt dubbed it an ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’ but the art and antiques trade still wants more help following the fiscal measures announced on November 22.
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Obituary: Malcolm Hord
27 November 2023LAPADA announces the sad news that Malcolm Hord, former chief executive of LAPADA, passed away peacefully on Remembrance Sunday, November 12, at his home in Bruton, surrounded by his family.
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LAPADA fair footfall up nearly a third as it returns after four years
02 October 2023LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair returned after a four-year break with visitors beating a path to Mayfair pushing footfall up 30% on the preview day (September 26) compared with the 2019 fair.
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LAPADA Fair has landed
11 September 2023Popular art and antiques fair returns with new partners after several years break.
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Game on for LAPADA partnership
17 July 2023'The Farm, Isle of Skye', a 1973 watercolour and pencil on paper by John Nash (1893-1977) is among the highlights at LAPADA’s Pavilion at The Game Fair.
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News in Brief including news of the exhibitor line up at the next LAPADA fair
08 May 2023A round-up of art and antiques news from the previous seven days, including LAPADA releasing a floorplan of its September flagship fair.
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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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LAPADA fair return in 2023 boosts membership
13 March 2023The return of the LAPADA Berkeley Square Fair has generated new memberships for the association.
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Half of stands already booked for LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair 2023
13 February 2023The LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair has signed up more than half of the stands for its autumn event this year, just four weeks after confirming the new dates.
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