Turin International

The Turin International was a world's fair held in Turin in 1911^[1] titled Esposizione internazionale dell'industria e del lavoro. It received 4 012 776 visits and covered 247 acres.^[2]

Summary

The fair opened on April 29^[3], was held just nine years after an earlier Turin fair which had focused on the decorative arts, and at the same time as another Italian fair in Rome, also with an arts focus. This fair deliberately distinguished itself by focusing on industry and labour^[3].

The fair was held in the Parco del Valentino (as were the three previous Turin fairs in 1884, 1885 and 1902 and the subsequent 1924 Turin fair)^[3].

Participants

Participating countries were Argentina, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Russia, Serbia, Siam, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay.

See also

• Images from over 200 pages from the official guide to the fair ^[3]
• Material about this exhibition is stored at the Science Museum in London ^[4]

References

1. ^ Findling and Pelle, Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions, 9780786434169 p426
2. ^ Harman A LIST OF WORLD EXHBITIONS retrieved 29 October 2011
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "A World's Fair in Italy: Turin 1911". http://www.italyworldsfairs.org/WFTable.html. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
4. ^ "NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS COVERED BY THE SCIENCE MUSEUM LIBRARY COLLECTIONS". http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/sitecore/shell/Controls/Rich%20Text%20Editor/~/media/315F317C49574EF5AE2285B3A8CF06B9.ashx. Retrieved 30 December 2010.