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The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE; English: International Exhibitions Bureau) [1] is an intergovernmental organization created to supervise international exhibitions (also known as expos, global expos or world expos) falling under the jurisdiction of the Convention Relating to International Exhibitions.
1965 – Munich, Germany – International Exhibition of Transport and Communication [129] 1967 – Montreal, Quebec, Canada [108] – Expo 67, (Universal and International Exhibition of 1967) 1968 – San Antonio, Texas, United States [108] [112] – HemisFair '68 – Tower of the Americas
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 January 2025. Large international exhibition Poster advertising the Brussels International Exposition in 1897 A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition, is a large global exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in ...
On November 22, 1928, in Paris, 21 countries signed the Convention Relating to International Exhibitions. On December 17, 1930, the deposit of ratifications by seven signatory countries was completed, and on January 17, 1931, the Convention came into force, becoming the legal instrument that continues to regulate international exhibitions.
The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), also known as The Exhibition or The Ex, is an annual fair that takes place at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on the third Friday of August leading up to and including Labour Day, the first Monday in September. With approximately 1.6 million visitors each year, the CNE is Canada's largest ...
Main Building (Crystal Palace) in 1878. The Canadian National Exhibition is an annual fair held at the end of August in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.It was established in 1879 as a modest agricultural and industrial exhibition and has expanded to an annual fair that attracts over one and a half million persons during its two-and-a-half week run.
[1] [2] It is Canada's oldest and largest international art fair. [3] Art Toronto features 100 commercial galleries from Canada and around the world. [3] [4] After two years of hybrid and virtual programming during the pandemic, the fair returned to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in 2022, [3] and, as of 2023, is directed by Mia Nielsen. [3 ...
Solo exhibitions by international artists have included Sasha Huber, Miriam Cahn, Thomas J. Price, Fiona Banner, Pedro Cabrita Reis, Akram Zaatari and many more. The Power Plant considers it crucial to pair Canadian and international artists (and their subject matter) to position the gallery in the local-global dialogue of contemporary art ...