After the decision to postpone the traditional late-January edition, Arte Fiera will reopen its doors from 13 to 15 May 2022, energised by a spirit of recommencement and by the eagerness to once again personally welcome professionals and the art-loving public.
Arte Fiera 2022, the third physical edition under the artistic direction of Simone Menegoi (the 2021 edition was replaced by the online cultural project Playlist), presents the strong points of the two previous editions, with emphasis on the quality of exhibited artworks.
Simone Menegoi affirms that “After responsibly and transparently managing the effects of the crisis caused by the pandemic, Arte Fiera is back with its head held high, with a selection of galleries maintaining the highest quality standards enriched by some interesting new entries, renewed stands, and a more logical and efficient path to guide visitors.”
The fair’s structure will be reinforced in the upcoming edition, with three invitation-only curated sections that accompany the Main Section to emphasise the key elements of the fair’s identity: modern art and post-war masters (Focus), 21st-century art (Pittura XXI), and photography and video (Photography and moving images).
The selection of galleries will be combined with an approach that gives space to personal poetics, and exhibitors will be explicitly requested to present a limited number of artists. As in the past, monographic exhibits (of both post-war masters and contemporary artists) will be encouraged. In 2022, these monographic stands – 35 in all, about a fourth of the total – will once again be a significant presence.
As for its primary objectives, Arte Fiera, the longest-living Italian art fair (begun in 1974) remains true to its calling: to be the key art fair for Italian galleries and for 20th- and 21st-century Italian art.
As in 2020, the fair will be held in Halls 15 (contemporary art) and 18 (20th-century art), but with a new entrance so that visitors may choose which Hall to see first.
There will also be more elegant and orderly stands, the result of BolognaFiere’s decision to invest in the exhibition, enhancing its quality without any expense to participating galleries.

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OPENING HOURS
SPECIAL PREVIEW DEDICATED TO GOLD VIPS AND THE PRESS
Thursday 12 May: 11 AM to 12 N
PREVIEW BY INVITATION
Thursday 12 May: 12 N to 5 PM
VERNISSAGE BY INVITATION
Thursday 12 May: 5 PM to 9 PM
FRIDAY 13 MAY:
- 11 AM to 12 N reserved to VIPs
- 12 N to 8 PM open to the public
SATURDAY 14 AND SUNDAY 15 MAY: 11 AM to 8 PM
ENTRANCE
Ovest Costituzione
Buy your ticket online for entry to the Fair.
Skip the line and save money: daily ticket at 24,00 euros.
Daily ticket allows the facilitated entrance to all sites of the Modern and Contemporary Art Area of the Istituzione Bologna, ITALY Musei (MAMbo, Morandi Museum, Morandi Home, Villa delle Rose, Ustica Memorial Museum) and Genus Bononiae, as well as to the Main Projects involved in the Bologna, ITALY ART CITY programme, 24-26 January, according to their opening times.
Visitors arriving at the fair without any ticket can choose the following solutions:
Daily ticket 26,00 euros full price
3 days ticket 35,00 euros (1 entrance/day) / same fee for ticket online
2 days ticket 32,00 euros (1 entrance/day) / same fee for ticket online
Discounted ticket 15,00 euros (groups of minimum, with name list) / same fee for ticket online
Free admission for kids up to 10 years old; from 11 years old full tariff will be applied.
You can make payments by credit card and / or debit card.
Disabled people can pick up their free of charge ticket at the ticket office. Their accompanying person can purchase the ticket at the entrance. The accompanying person of motor disabled people will be admitted free of charge.
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