PAN is not just an artfair—it’s an inspiring space where art lovers, collectors, and newcomers can gather to appreciate, learn, and invest in timeless beauty.
The 37th edition of PAN Amsterdam, the fair for art, antiques, and design, will take place from Sunday, 24 November to Sunday, 1 December 2024 at the easily accessible RAI Amsterdam. This year’s fair promises to be an exciting blend of tradition and innovation, featuring many new faces alongside established exhibitors. With an enhanced representation across all disciplines, the 2024 edition will offer a rich and balanced selection from the 125 participating antique dealers, art galleries, and design specialists, providing a comprehensive view of the Dutch art market.
Each year, PAN Amsterdam draws over 45,000 art enthusiasts who are inspired by the thousands of artworks on display. Whether your passion is for classical antiquities, old masters, photography, contemporary art, antiques, designer furniture, or decorative objects, PAN offers a unique opportunity to explore, compare, and make unexpected discoveries.
What sets PAN apart is its commitment to quality and trust: each item is meticulously vetted by independent experts for authenticity, condition, and quality before the fair opens, ensuring you can purchase with confidence.
Sneak preview objects
Amsterdam Watch Company is presenting an extremely rare Rolex watch, the Rolex Padellone #8171. This model, featuring a moon phase, day, month, and date display, with a diameter of 38 mm and nicknamed Padellone (meaning frying pan), is in exceptional vintage condition. Ubbens Art is showcasing a nineteenth-century piece, signed, dated, and in its original frame, by Carl Sterry: The Centaurs Cyllarus and Hylonome.
Newcomer gallery Slewe is displaying work by the well-known self-taught painter Jan Roeland (1935-2016), also on view at Museum Kranenburgh until November 3rd; additionally, there are works on paper by Joris Geurts and Ronald Noorman, and sculptures by Jan van Munster, Lon Pennock, and Michael Jacklin. Newcomer gallery Stylo is presenting, among other things, two early posters by Jan Sluijters (1881-1957). One of these is a design drawn on canvas rather than stone and printed as a photolithograph: Gemälde Ausstellung Holländischer Meister, Kunstsalon Wolfsberg, 1913.
One of the highlights from newcomer Snackers Antiques & Fine Arts is a pair of rare, signed Empire candelabras, standing at an impressive height of 99 cm. The candelabras were made in Paris by Claude François Rabiat (1756-1815), who also worked for the imperial furniture depot. Newcomer Alain Hens is set to present a mix of sculptural collectible design and abstract post-war art. He is also considering including several significant three-dimensional works by Bob Bonies from 1966.
Museumspotlight
For this 37th edition, PAN Amsterdam highlights the Amsterdam Museum. Because Amsterdam will be celebrating its 750th anniversary for a year from 27 October 2024, the Amsterdam Museum, from its own stand, will be able to highlight this anniversary in every possible way. Thus, in cooperation with PAN, the museum is launching a route along some 15 objects at the fair that have a relationship with the city of Amsterdam.
PAN Podium
The PAN Podium at PAN Amsterdam offers an inspiring programme in collaboration with divers partners. With daily lectures and panel discussions, topics range from the history of Amsterdam and the role of colour in art to technological advancements and the importance of travel for art lovers. Visitors are welcome to attend all sessions and explore the dynamic exchange between tradition and contemporary art.
This year’s programme, presented by a diverse group of experts including curators, artists, and collectors, addresses current topics with both social and aesthetic relevance. Highlights include discussions on the impact of art on mental and physical health, evolving research into colonial heritage, and the growing interest in art created by women.
Talks and presentations in English
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 | SURREAL SCIENCE
12:00 – 12:45 PM
Heritage at Risk: Effectiveness of Cultural Heritage Protection in Times of International Conflict (ENG)
Since WWII, significant efforts have been made to establish international regulations aimed at preventing the destruction and looting of cultural heritage during wartime. Maarten Sanders, Partner at Bergh Stoop & Sanders, will moderate a discussion with Will Korner, founder of The Cultural Heritage at Risk Database, Diederik Smits, Inspector at Government Information & Heritage, and Roos Hoek from the Art & Antique Crime Unit of the police, exploring the effectiveness of these regulations.
4:00 – 4:45 PM
Mauritshuis | A Peek at Potter: The Restoration of The Bull (ENG)
Paulus Potter’s The Bull is undergoing a complete scientific examination and restoration treatment in public view at the Mauritshuis. Painting conservators Abbie Vandivere and Jolijn Schilder will share their insights into how Potter adjusted the composition during painting and explain the steps involved in the restoration process.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28 | EVERYTHING IS COLOR!
12:00 – 12:45 PM
Five Colorful Histories (ENG)
Kassia St. Clair, author of The Secret Lives of Colour, delves into the histories of five pigments, dyes, and shades. Discover the green that almost killed Charles Dickens before he wrote A Tale of Two Cities, the shellfish that gave us royal purple, and the rare blue that captivated Renaissance artists.