The 48th edition of International Directory of Arts (IDA) contains about 143,000 addresses (including telephone and fax numbers, email and URL) from all over the world:

• Museums and Public Galleries
• Universities, Academies, Schools
• Associations
• Art and Antique Trade, Numismatics
• Art and Antiques Fairs
• Galleries
• Auctioneers
• Restorers
• Art Publishers
• Art Journals
• Antiquarians and Art Booksellers

Within each chapter, addresses are arranged by country and within country, sections are set out alphabetically by city. Details of the specializations of museums, as well as the names of curators and senior academic museum staff are also included.

In addition to extensive editorial research, the address directory was revised and updated for this edition on the basis of a questionnaire sent to the listed institutions.