Future Potential Expositions

2017 or 2018 will see a recognized exposition. Bidding may begin as early as 2012 for this smaller-sized exposition. As early as April, 2007, a Vancouver based group (Expo 17 Inc) publicly unveiled a 51-page proposal to stage a hybrid expo in Montreal. [more]

List of World Expositions

List of hitherto official world expositions (Universal, International/Specialised, Horticultural) according to the Bureau International des Expositions and Expo Museum [more]

The London World Exposition 1851

The first World Exhibition set standards that were hard to surpass. In the summer of 1851, the Crystal Palace by architect Joseph Paxton offered an impressive backdrop for the display of the products of almost all the important nations. [more]

The Chicago World's Fair

The fair had a profound effect on architecture, the arts, Chicago’s self-image, and American industrial optimism. [more]

Introduction to the International Exhibitions Bureau

The Bureau International des Expositions (International Exhibitions Bureau) was established by a diplomatic international Convention, signed in Paris,in 1928. [more]

Brief history of the World's Fair

World's Fairs originated in the French tradition of national exhibitions, a tradition that culminated with the French Industrial Exposition of 1844 held in Paris. [more]
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