PAN Amsterdam will take place from Sunday 2 November to Sunday 9 November at the RAI, Europaplein. With 125 participating galleries across 21 categories, this 38th edition offers more diversity than ever before. The selection ranges from fine to decorative arts, and from Old Masters to contemporary art: alongside Old Masters, Asian prints and 19th-century antiques, visitors will find clocks, coins, posters, glass, design, watches, silver, icons, comic art and much more. The campaign image for this year was created by Splinter Chabot in collaboration with design duo Rive Roshan. Special attention is given to Japanese art forms, and the Museum Spotlight shines on the Kröller-Müller Museum, which will present one of its highlights at the fair.

For the first time, original comic drawings by national and international artists will be shown at PAN Amsterdam, opening a new chapter for the art fair.

Alongside contemporary photography, vintage photography will be given a place at PAN Amsterdam for the first time. The selection includes iconic sports photographs and images of city life from times gone by.

Dutch designer Maarten Baas is considered one of the most influential figures in contemporary design and is represented in leading museums and collections worldwide.

This impressive fossil is the oldest object on display at PAN Amsterdam. It dates back 180 million years.

Renewed and varied categories

PAN Amsterdam is experiencing growing interest from all corners of the art market, reflected in an increasingly varied and rich field of participants. Among the new exhibitors this year are Van Pruissen Asian Art (specialising in Japan), Heejsteck# Gallery (contemporary), Brand van Egmond (design), vcrb gallery (contemporary), Spazio Nuovo (contemporary), Enseoul (South Korean art), Depth of Field (vintage photography), Noon Projects (design books), The Millen House (design), and Weisbard (contemporary).

Eight contemporary prayer nuts carved in boxwood after 16th-century examples, combining historical research, medical scans, digital technology and micro-milling.

An 18-carat gold Alhambra sautoir set with onyx, signed Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, circa 1970.

Lalique, the pioneering glass designer of the 20th century, developed a method of blowing glass into copper moulds using compressed air, allowing for designs of extraordinary precision.

Argento Gallery presents an early portrait by Haarlem master Jan Cornelisz. Verspronck, signed and dated 1634. This rare child portrait is one of his earliest known works.

425 years of trade relations between the Netherlands and Japan

On 19 April 1600 - exactly 425 years ago - cultural exchange between the Netherlands and Japan began with the arrival of the ship De Liefde on the island of Kuroshima. PAN Amsterdam 2025 marks this extraordinary anniversary. Van Pruissen, Asian Art, specialist in traditional Japanese art forms such as lacquerware, ceramics and bronze, presents a fascinating cross-over between East and West in the form of an 18th-century Japanese tsuba. In this traditional sword guard, the functional elegance of a European rapier is revealed. Also at Hotei Japanese Prints, visitors will find a remarkable Japanese artwork. The print Evening in Asakusa (1932) by Ishiwata Koitsu shows two theatres by a pond that in the 1930s became the cradle of modern film, Western opera, cabaret and revue. Rademakers Gallery presents the textile design Vivid by Mae Engelgeer. Vivid is inspired by Japanese tatami mats and combines fine yarns such as linen and viscose with coarser paper threads for a rich, tactile effect. The subtle colour gradients and artisanal technique reflect Japanese craftsmanship and aesthetics. Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge presents a Japanese print from 1778 depicting the Dutch trading post at Dejima, the place where trade relations between the Netherlands and Japan began. Finally, Vanderven Oriental Art presents an early Japanese Arita porcelain dish (c. 1650-1660), decorated in underglaze blue with a pheasant on a rock among reeds. This rare sometsuke piece marks the emergence of an independent Japanese porcelain tradition, introduced to Europe by Dutch merchants through Dejima.

Campaign Image by Splinter Chabot and Rive Roshan

Artist, writer and presenter Splinter Chabot (1996) created the the mazelike campaign image for this 38th edition together with design duo Rive Roshan. Their colourful, enchanting image draws the viewer into another world - one full of inspiration, dreams, hope and new ideas. Chabot himself describes PAN as a labyrinth "where you don't look for an exit, but keep finding new entrances. Perhaps it's the only labyrinth you'd ever want to get lost in."

Museum spotlight: Kröller Müller Museum

This year, the Museum Spotlight is on the renowned Kröller-Müller Museum. In its dedicated booth, the museum will highlight both its exceptional collection and its ambitious renovation plans. A special place near the entrance has been reserved for Three-way plug, scale D, soft 1970, a monumental work by Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022). From 1965 onwards, Oldenburg transformed the grotesque of everyday life into monuments on a gigantic scale, derived from his poetic drawings that reimagined familiar objects in colossal proportions.