LAPADA 2026 arrives in Berkeley Square with a renewed vision uniting distinguished international dealers, ambitious new exhibitors and a new generation of collectors in one of London’s most elegant cultural settings.
Under the leadership of CEO Elizabeth Shanks, LAPADA is entering an important new phase, expanding its international reach while preserving the welcoming character that has long distinguished the fair. The 2026 edition introduces a stronger focus on international collectors and museum buyers, alongside initiatives designed to engage younger generations and make the visitor experience more dynamic. Enhanced exhibition design and an expanded programme of events will bring fresh energy to the fair, while its eclectic mix of dealers will continue to provide the approachable, personal atmosphere for which LAPADA is known.
This year’s roster brings together an impressive combination of established names and new arrivals. LAPADA debuts include Andreas de Jong with Godson & Coles, Ronald Phillips and Somlo, while returning exhibitors include Adrian Alan, Butchoff Antiques, MacConnal-Mason and Koopman Rare Art. The fair’s timing also places it firmly within one of the most important periods of London’s annual art calendar, coinciding with the city’s major auction season and the arrival of international collectors for events at Sotheby’s and Christie’s. For the first time, LAPADA will formally partner with Asian Art in London, creating closer ties with the global community of collectors, dealers, museums and institutions that come to the capital to celebrate the extraordinary depth of Asian art.
The momentum behind this evolution was already apparent at the previous edition, which welcomed new exhibitors including Koopman Rare Art, Gladwell & Patterson and Tomasso, while attracting significant acquisitions from new museum buyers. Among the most exceptional offerings were ten works valued above £3 million, including the Astor Turquoise and Diamond Tiara, the 1930s jewel once owned by Nancy Astor; Sir Joshua Reynolds’s The Yellow Boy, painted during the artist’s celebrated 1770s period; and Bill Brandt’s Nude, Campden Hill 1953, formerly part of the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
With its carefully curated dealers, exceptional works spanning art, antiques, jewellery and decorative arts, and its setting in the heart of Berkeley Square, LAPADA 2026 represents both continuity and reinvention. It is a fair rooted in expertise and history, yet increasingly focused on the future of collecting making it an essential destination for established connoisseurs, institutions and those discovering the world of art and antiques for the first time.
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