The Micro-history of a world event: intention, perception and imagination at the Exposition universelle de 1867

Universal exhibitions are almost exclusively described as representations of an outside reality. The authenticity of the exhibits and the relation between the display and the real thing are put into consideration to investigate the political aims and ambitions of the organizers. However, the records...

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Main Author: Volker Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Leicester 2008-03-01
Series:Museum & Society
Online Access:https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/mas/article/view/110