TEFAF Maastricht will celebrate its Silver Jubilee when it opens at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre) in the southern Netherlands from March 16 – 25, 2012. In the 25 years since The European Fine Art Fair was founded in 1988 it has established itself as the finest event of its kind in the world, changing and raising the game for the art market through an absolute commitment to quality and connoisseurship. In an age when the market has evolved rapidly into a global phenomenon it has embraced internationalism and is reaching out to emerging economies. Visitors to TEFAF Maastricht in 2012 will be greeted by a spectacular new entrance hall designed specially for the Fair’s Silver Jubilee containing a stunning light installation. The Fair will also reveal a renewed logo at the 2012 edition. These are among a number of initiatives celebrating an extraordinary 25 years which have seen TEFAF transformed from a relatively small-scale event into the world’s most important art and antiques fair attracting collectors, curators and connoisseurs from more than 50 countries.