From Stuttgart to Ludwigsburg Two fairs, one goal: united by a passion for books – with a free ticket to Antiquaria and free admission to the Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair.
In 2026, the Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair and Antiquaria Ludwigsburg will be held as two separate fairs but will form a strong duo for the world of rare books in the region, creating a unique centre for bibliophile discoveries in January. Together, they will bring together collectors and trade visitors from home and abroad, turning the region into the meeting place for the European antiquarian book world for a few days!
The Antiquaria is being held for the 40th time in the conveniently located Musikhalle Ludwigsburg. It was founded in 1987 by Petra Bewer and brings together over 50 exhibitors. It will be open from 22 to 24 January 2026 and can be ideally combined with a visit to the Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair, meaning that a total of over 120 antiquarian bookshops will be exhibiting in the region between 22 and 25 January 2026!
„Zehntausend Bücher, auf jedem hockte ein Gespenst … Vom unwiderstehlichen Reiz einer Buchhandlung, von den Lockrufen eines Antiquariats und vom (Un-)Glück des Lesens
Dienstag, 13. Januar 2026, 19.30 Uhr,
Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Breitscheidstraße 4
Rainer Moritz is an author, literary critic and translator. He was director of the Literaturhaus Hamburg for twenty years. Above all, he is a man who has been fascinated by books of all kinds since childhood. He has written about this frequently, for example in Die schönsten Buchhandlungen Europas (The Most Beautiful Bookshops in Europe), Leseparadiese. Liebeserklärung an die Buchhandlung (Reading Paradises: A Declaration of Love to Bookshops) and Das Buch zum Buch (The Book About Books), and he will now be talking about this. His entertaining lecture recounts his most memorable experiences in bookshops and antiquarian bookshops, treasures he has unearthed, strange ghosts sitting on books, and, last but not least, the very special people who, to this day, are not afraid to run a bookshop or an antiquarian bookshop.A joint event organised by Antiquaria Ludwigsburg and the Stuttgart Antiquarian Book Fair in cooperation with the Literaturhaus Stuttgart.Admission: €14/€12/€7 Tickets available online at www.literaturhaus-stuttgart.de, at reservix advance booking offices (0761-888 499 99) and at the bookshop & Büchergilde in the Literaturhaus.