Certain to interest serious collectors is the noted AIFAF lecture series, which features pre-eminent museum curators, scholars and specialists. Bertrand du Vignaud, president, World Monuments Fund Europe, will be the featured speaker for the presentation "Discovering Unknown Fine European Interiors." Talks will also be given by Sir Timothy Clifford, formerly the director of the National Galleries of Scotland, and Geza von Habsburg, art historian and von Habsburg family member. A number of exclusive cocktail parties supplement the lecture series throughout the fair.

The glittering Vernissage preview evening, a highlight of the Palm Beach social season benefiting the Norton Museum, will open the fair Tuesday, February 2 from 6-10 p.m. AIFAF then opens to the public beginning Wednesday, February 3. Hours are noon to 7 p.m. through February 7 and noon to 6 p.m. on February 8. General admission fees are $25 for a one day pass, $35 for a multi-day pass or $45 and $55 respectively with a catalogue.

Published January 29th, 2010