miart celebrates its thirtieth edition in the new South Wing venue at Allianz MiCo, bringing together 160 galleries from 24 countries and confirming its position among the leading international art fairs.
Under the title New Directions, inspired by John Coltrane, the fair looks to jazz as a creative model, transforming its structure into a space for improvisation and dialogue between languages, generations and artistic perspectives.
Renewed sections, special projects, awards and collaborations with institutions and partners shape a programme driven by a shared rhythm, extending the experience from miart into the city and strengthening Milan’s role within the global art landscape.
Milan, 24 March 2026 – Fiera Milano presents the thirtieth edition of miart, the international modern and contemporary art fair directed by Nicola Ricciardi, taking place from 17 to 19 April 2026 (VIP preview on Thursday 16), celebrating this important milestone by honouring its history while opening up to new horizons.
With the title New Directions – a tribute to the album of recordings made in 1963 by John Coltrane (1926–1967) on the centenary of his birth – miart 2026 adopts jazz’s ability to transform a known standard into fertile ground for innovation, embracing a transformation that touches every aspect of its identity, beginning with its new location in the South Wing of Allianz MiCo, an architectural space overlooking the contemporary landscape of CityLife, ready to be interpreted as a blank score.
Divided into three sections – Emergent, Established and Established Anthology – 160 galleries from 24 countries trace over a century of art history, from early twentieth-century masterpieces to the most current practices. This journey confirms miart as the fair with the widest chronological scope and as a platform capable of welcoming and representing a plurality of voices, celebrating the past while simultaneously looking towards multiple possible futures.
miart 2026: New Directions
April 17–19, 2026
miart
Milan, Italy
