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The Origins of World Expos

Learn how France and the United Kingdom gave birth to World Expos

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Join ISIE's 2024 Emerging Scholars Symposium

The 2024 symposium will bring emerging scholars and established experts together to generate new ideas about the history and legacy of international expositions

Institute for the Study of International Expositions

Expo 2025 Osaka

Expo 2025 Osaka will be held from April 13 to October 13, 2025, in Yumeshima, Osaka, Japan

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World Expos Timeline

Since 1851, there have been many events held throughout the world using the names "world's fair," "international exposition," "universal exposition," "world expo," and just "expo." Our site highlights the major World Expos held throughout the world but attempts to have a more comprehensive list in our various timelines.

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