World's fair

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition (informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair) was the event of the century.

The Louisiana Purchase Exposition (informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair) was the event of the century.

From exploring what remains of the World's Fair in Paris, we continue in our World's Fair series by looking at what survives from the fairs in Chicago. The...

in 1964, new york hosted the world’s fair – an event that served as a showcase for mid-century american culture and technology.

Say “World’s Fair” and many think of grand culture shows that happened once in a great while, at some time in the past. However, these celebrations of...

These images of the 1904 World's Fair give us a peek into the past at the people and exhibits on display at this historic even.

Sixty years after Seattle's Century 21 Exposition, world's fairs have largely fallen out of fashion in the U.S.

The Columbian Exposition, 1893 World's Fair, The White City. Regardless of what you call it, Chicago's first world's fair affects us like few things that happened 120 years ago. The Field Museum was founded to house 50,000 artifacts after the fair closed. The Field displays a fraction of those artifacts in its new exhibit, "Opening the Vault: Wonders of the 1893 World's Fair," which will be open through Sept. 7, 2014.

The 1964 New York World's Fair, which opened on April 22, 1964, was a sprawling showcase of midcentury American culture and technology.

Say “World’s Fair” and many think of grand culture shows that happened once in a great while, at some time in the past. However, these celebrations of...