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A warm welcome to Zilkens Fine Art Insurance Broker GmbH, your specialised insurance broker who finds answers to your art-related insurance questions.
We offer to find the best insurance for your art - at no cost to you.
Insurance products are complex. Being well-insured is therefore no easy task. There are numerous types of art insurance on offer, but which is the right one for your project?
It is often the case that the quality of insurance policies does not become evident until a claim arises. That is why, together with our customers, we prepare an individual insurance concept that is adapted sensitively to the respective customer’s project and describe to you the features of some of our individual insurance products.
Two characteristics define our brand essence. One is our love of art and the other is our customers’ absolute satisfaction. Only the consonance of these two factors makes us successful. Learn more about us
Dr. phil. Stephan Zilkens
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Kobel's Art Weekly
Annotated press review on the art market by Stefan Kobel, published weekly. Subscribe for free
Neither well-intentioned nor well done.
Kobel's Art Weekly 34 2026
The FAZ appears to have brought its art market coverage out from behind the paywall. At the very least, all current articles are freely accessible. Older articles can be accessed following free registration. Nicole Scheyerer summarises the seasonal results of the Viennese auction houses: “Kinsky increased its half-year turnover from 9.1 million euros in 2025 to 10.4 million. At the ... read more
Controversy over art in public spaces in Frankfurt; photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 33 2026
The Aspen Art Fair, held in a hotel and featuring 38 high-calibre exhibitors, was a success as the centrepiece of the local Art Week, according to Min Chen at Artnet: “The pace at the fair was typical of Aspen. Dealers described an intimate, almost leisurely atmosphere in which buyers lingered for a long time in front of the works and ... read more
photo: private
Kobel's Art Weekly 32 2026
The exemption for art under US customs regulations comes too late for some, writes Daniel Grant in the Art Newspaper (may be behind a paywall): “The confusion over whether art, antiques and other collectables would be subject to the US President’s various import tariffs – based on emergency laws that Trump used as the basis for his tariff regime from ... read more
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Manifesta 16, Duisburg, Abbas Zahedi - Installation - Photo: Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens' News Blog 34 2026
There’s a lot going on in the Ruhr region – no, not the organised gangs involved in welfare fraud, although they’re there too – but far more importantly, the nomadic Manifesta (16) biennial, which is being held in Germany for only the second time. Duisburg, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen and Essen are the cities where 12 former churches serve as exhibition spaces, in which curators of all ... read more
Found on Linkedin - and worthwhile taking action
Zilkens' News Blog 33 2026
It’s really rather daft that it hasn’t rained properly for months! The rivers have reached record low levels, throwing global supply chains into disarray. You suddenly realise just how important river transport is. As a stopgap measure, lorries are now to be allowed back on the motorways at weekends. Actually, that’s the right thing to do! One can only welcome the fact that the federal ... read more
Holiday season at Cologne Cathedral; Photo: Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens' News Blog 32 2026
There are evenings when you hear stories that you really don’t want to believe, because they confirm that Islamism has little regard for our freedom amongst those it has indoctrinated. A friend of mine, who is already somewhat older, arrived at a major German railway station one evening and was approached by three men – with short hair but long black beards – who wanted ... read more