The first Expo was held in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, London, in 1851 under the title “Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations”. “The Great Exhibition”, as it is often called, was an idea of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband, and was the first international exhibition of manufactured products. As such, it influenced the development of several aspects of society including art and design education, international trade and relations, and even tourism. Also, it was the precedent for the many international exhibitions, later called “World’s Fairs”, which were subsequently held to the present day. In Acapulco, New Spain (Mexico), annual fairs took place for several centuries where countries from Asia exhibited their products brought to the New World by the Spanish Royal Navy Nao de China.
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Year |
Location |
Theme |
Innovation |
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1851 |
London, United Kingdom |
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Steam engine, revolver, crane |
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1853 |
New York, United States |
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Elevator |
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1855 |
Paris, France |
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Concrete, steel products, aluminum products, rubber |
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1862 |
London, United Kingdom |
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Sewing machine, printing machine, train |
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1867 |
Paris, France |
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The prototype of modern World Expo |
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1873 |
Vienna, Austria |
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Electric motor, The first International Scientist Symposium |
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1876 |
Philadelphia, United States |
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Electric light |
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1878 |
Paris, France |
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Telephone, Gramophone |
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1889 |
Paris, France |
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Eiffel Tower |
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1893 |
Chicago, United States |
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Ferris wheel, film, ice cream cone |
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1900 |
Paris, France |
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Wireless set, X-ray instruments |
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1904 |
St. Louis, United States |
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Automobile |
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1915 |
San Francisco, United States |
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Palace of Fine Arts |
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1926 |
Philadelphia, United States |
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The development of air, earth, mineral, forest and ocean |
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1930 |
Liège, Belgium |
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1933 |
Chicago, United States |
Century of Progress |
Scientific achievements in industrial production |
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1935 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Peace Through Competition |
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1937 |
Paris, France |
Arts and Technology in Modern Life |
The marketing of tourism industry |
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1939 |
New York, United States |
Building the World of Tomorrow |
Nylon, plastic, recorder, tape, television |
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1958 |
Brussels, Belgium |
Evaluation of the World for a More Human World |
Atomium, turbo- jet plane, artificial heart |
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1962 |
Seattle, United States |
Man in the Space Age |
Space probe, monorail and high-speed "air cars" |
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1964 |
New York, United States |
Peace Through Understanding |
Disneyland |
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1967 |
Montreal, Canada |
Man and His World |
Materials and photos from space |
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1970 |
Osaka, Japan |
Progress and Harmony for Mankind |
Moon rock, maglev train technology |
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1975 |
Okinawa, Japan |
The Sea We Would Like to See |
Techniques and products of the development of marine resources |
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1982 |
Knoxville, United States |
Energy Turns the World |
5,000-square-feet solar collector |
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1984 |
New Orleans, United States The World of Rivers--Fresh Waters as a Source of Life |
Space shuttle; water recycle |
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1985 |
Tsukuba, Japan |
Dwellings and Surroundings - Science and Technology for Man at Home |
Advanced robotics |
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1986 |
Vancouver, Canada |
World in Motion - World in Touch |
Maglev train |
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1988 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Leisure in the Age of Technology |
Integrated display technology |
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1990 |
Osaka, Japan |
Relationship of Gardens and Greenery to Human Life |
Distinctive waterscape layout design |
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1992 |
Seville, Spain |
The Age of Discovery |
Alamillo Bridge |
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1993 |
Daejeon, South Korea |
The Challenge of a New Road to Development |
Daejeon Expo Science Park |
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1998 |
Lisbon, Portugal |
Oceans, a Heritage for the Future |
New techniques for ocean development |
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2000 |
Hannover, Germany |
Humankind, Nature, Technology |
ISDN Network |
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2005 |
Aichi, Japan |
Nature's Wisdom |
Environmentally friendly design and intelligent robot |
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2010 |
Shanghai, China |
Better City, Better Life |
The city of the future, Biotechnology |
l Mascot
Mascot of Expo 1988, Brisbane, Australia
Expo Oz
