Antwerp International Exposition (1894) Explained

Year:1894
Area:65.5acres
Visitors:3,000,000
Organized:Count Hippolyte d'Ursel was Commissioner General and Count de Pret Roose de Calesburg was President of the Executive Committee
Cnt:23
Country:Belgium
City:Antwerp
Coord:51.2074°N 4.3902°W
Open:5 May 1894
Close:5 November 1894

The Antwerp International Exposition (Dutch; Flemish: Wereldtentoonstelling van Antwerpen, French: Exposition Internationale d'Anvers) was a world's fair held in Antwerp, Belgium, between 5 May and 5 November 1894. It covered 65.5acres, attracted 3 million visits and made a profit.[1] It took place at the same location as the 1885 exposition.[2]

Participating nations

There were several participating nations: German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, China, Congo, Denmark, Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Persia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, the South African Republic (for which Gerard Jacob Theodoor Beelaerts van Blokland was Commissaire Général),[3] Switzerland and the Ottoman Empire.

There was also a joint presence from Sweden and Norway.

As well as Netherlands itself, there were presentations of the Dutch East Indies including Java, parts of Sumatra and Madura.[4]

Fair officials

Count Hippolyte d'Ursel was the Commissioner General and Count de Pret Roose de Calesburg the President of the Executive Committee.[5]

Prize

Walter MacEwen won a medal of honour (grand prize).[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pelle . Kimberley D . John E . Findling . Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. 978-0-7864-3416-9 . 414 .
  2. Web site: Antwerp World's Fair 1894. . jdpecon.com . JDP Econ Publications and Studies . 30 March 2021.
  3. Book: Exposition Universelle d’Anvers 1894: Catalogue Officielle Generale. Adolphe Mertens. 1894. Brussels. 767.
  4. Book: Catalogue officiel général; préliminaires, section Belge, sections spéciales (Volume 2). 1. 2.
  5. Book: Pelle . Kimberley D . John E . Findling . Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. 978-0-7864-3416-9 . 419 .
  6. Web site: WALTER MACEWEN: A FORGOTTEN EPISODE IN AMERICAN ART. v. Rhonda Kay. Cross. May 2009. 25 April 2019.