Milan art fair Miart is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year—and to mark the occasion, it has unveiled a slew of new developments that both pay homage to the fair’s history as well as put focus on its future.

Foremost among these developments is the fair’s new home, with Miart 2026 taking up residence in the South Wing at Allianz MiCo, designed by Mario Bellini Architects and overlooking the CityLife district. Spread across three floors, the fair will introduce a more compact floorplan that offers greater opportunities for cross-presentation and project dialogues—and a new, exciting backdrop for the anniversary edition.

Miart Artistic Director Nicola Ricciardi. Courtesy of Miart.

The fair has also announced its 2026 theme, “New Directions,” which the fair described in a statement as “Miart, but different,” which is accompanied by a comprehensive new graphic campaign from design studio Leftloft that heralds the fair’s evolving identity and vision.

“Miart, the international modern and contemporary art fair organized by Fiera Milano, has always been built on connections—between modern and contemporary, and across Milan’s many cultural languages,” said Miart Artistic Director Nicola Ricciardi. “This year’s theme, ‘New Directions,’ ties the fair to the legacy of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, treating jazz as a working method rather than a metaphor. It’s a balance of structure and freedom, shaped by listening to galleries, to collectors, and to the wider moment we’re living through. The move to the South Wing at Allianz MiCo reinforces this approach with a more compact, layered layout that sparks encounters across works, media, and generations, inviting visitors to navigate the fair with curiosity and openness, guided by the pleasure of discovery, much like you follow a jazz improvisation.”

Coinciding with the centenary of both Coltrane’s and Davis’s births, the musicians themselves as well as the broader elements of jazz music—like improvisation, innovation, and syncopation—serve as conceptual starting points for the fair.

Linda Fregni Nagler, Untitled (Priscilla with Macaw #1) from the series “News From Wonderland” (2023). Courtesy of Monica de Cardenas Gallery.

The fair is set to welcome 160 galleries hailing from 24 countries, with a strong presence from first-time exhibitors or those returning after an absence. Among them are Alfonso Artiaco, Naples; Die Galerie, Frankfurt; Soft Opening, London; and three travelling from New York: Bortolami, Lyles and King, and Kate Werble, just to name a few.

These new participants will be complemented by a cadre of returning Miart stalwarts, including Sadie Coles HQ, London; Monica De Cardenas, Milan and Zuoz; ChertLüdde, Berlin; and dozens more.

Emilio Tadini, Black Time n.1 (1969). Courtesy of Gió Marconi.

The fair will be organized once again, including two returning sections: Established and Emergent. Established, the largest of the sections, will feature 111 gallery presentations showcasing everything from Modern masters to recent creations, and will also contain a special meta section entitled Established Anthology wherein exhibition projects have been crafted to highlight the fair’s anniversary and engage with the complexities of time and transformation. Emergent is curated by Attilia Gattori Franchini and is devoted to galleries with a focus on and investment in art’s future.

A new addition to the fair is the Interplay section, so named after the jazz term referring to close listening and instant response—used here as a metaphor for the dialogues created between galleries, artists, and viewers.

With a new identity, venue, and host of new programming and presentations, the 30th edition of Miart promises a world of discovery and sets the stage for an ever-evolving future for the fair.

Miart 2026 will be held April 17–19, 2026.