Urso Chappell’s ExpoMuseum Blog: October 2009

30 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 00:10 29 October 2009 marks the 70th anniversary of closing day of the 1939 season of the New York World's Fair: www.ExpoMuseum.com/1939n #
  • 12:01 RT @SeattleMaven 2-for-1 at the MoHAI ... still ample AYP exhibits! (Celebrating our original Seattle World's fair) bit.ly/1X3oIU #
  • 13:41 This month, ExpoMuseum.com has already had a record number of visitors in its 11 year history. That's 13% more than the previous record. #
  • 13:53 Expo 2010's Haibao mascot will have a series of comic books in different languages: en.expo2010.cn/a/20091029/000001.htm #
  • 15:20 Video with crazy music: The Wonderful World of Chemistry from '64-'65 New York: bit.ly/3Ca3Si #
  • 17:15 @Wendell_Howe the World Toilet Organization (the *other* WTO) had an exhibit at Expo 2005 in Japan... bringing it full circle! #
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29 October 2009

The Wonderful World of Chemistry at the 1964-'65 New York World's Fair



...from the duPont Pavilion at the 1964-'65 New York World's Fair.

It's pretty incredible: incredible lyrics, incredible choreography, incredible mixture of live performances with film projection, and the incredible use of the "E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company" as a repeated lyric.

It would be wonderful to see crazy production like this (but in Chinese) at Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 11:44 RT @6ftTiki Oct 27 1967 - Montreal Quebec - Expo 67 world's fair closes its doors after playing host to 40,300,000 visitors. #
  • 11:49 RT @AdamMinter: confirmed with 1 source: 200 job seekers beat daylights out of each other in front of Expo 2010 gate ~ Jobs: scarce. #
  • 11:54 Now THERE'S a theme for a world's fair pavilion: liquor and girls: tr.im/DngD #expo2010 #
  • 11:56 I love the concept, design, and video for Singapore's Expo 2010 pavilion: bit.ly/8LLpO #
  • 14:13 A case for NOT designating the '64-'65 NYWF New York Pavilion historical: tr.im/Dob4 #
  • 14:20 Proposed theme pavilions for Yeosu, Korea's Expo 2012: shar.es/aumnG (via @plusmood) #expo2012 #
  • 14:22 Prague building Charles Bridge replica for Shanghai's Expo 2010: tr.im/DoeO #expo2010 #
  • 16:20 Spokane's city manager during Expo '74 dies: bit.ly/n9EDl #
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27 October 2009

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  • 11:57 Vancouver Sun on Expo 2010 Pavilions in Shanghai, nation branding, and how world's fairs have changed: tr.im/D86n #
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24 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 14:42 If I were Australian (and fluent in 中文), I'd so apply to work at their very cool Expo 2010 Pavilion in Shanghai: tr.im/CPii #
  • 14:53 Video showing Thailand Pavilions from 19th Century up to their impressive plans for Expo 2010: bit.ly/Pbpqk #
  • 14:55 Even the Expo 2010 Thailand Pavilion has its own mascot: bit.ly/3wWUmJ #
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23 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 09:41 RT @fine5757dude NYSE Euronext Joins as Sponsor of the USA National Pavilion at 2010 Shanghai World Expo bit.ly/byhhe XD #
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22 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 14:34 Expo fans: Can you answer the question? RT @infonarium ...Children's Book ... Time-travel To '39 New York World's Fair? unfake.it/h3n #
  • 14:40 Cisco signs on to have pavilion showing life in 2020 at Shanghai's Expo 2010: tr.im/CAqf #expo2010 #
  • 16:55 RT @imogenezg New book explores dark side of 1904 World's Fair - West End Word tinyurl.com/yz9vvff #
  • 16:57 Artist renditions of Cisco's Expo 2010 Pavilion: bit.ly/7T3C2 #expo2010 #
  • 22:13 Updated 2020 page to include potential Ri o de Janiero bid: www.ExpoMuseum.com/2020/ #
  • 22:14 RT @expochina twitpic.com/mfm8i Thailand has unveiled its Expo 2010 pavilion mascot "Tai," a cute, friendly and cheerful child-giant. #
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21 October 2009

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20 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 10:29 @tabbiewolf @SineOtter We still have world's fairs, just none in North America since '86. Edmonton is bidding for 2017: www.ExpoMuseum.com #
  • 10:30 @TrionaGiblin Oops. It moved. It's in Shanghai next year. :-) www.ExpoMuseum.com/2010/ #
  • 10:31 RT @worldexpo2010 Tips, rules for World Expo 2010 visitors-How to tour around Expo site: tinyurl.com/yg3vumh #expo2010 #
  • 15:38 @SineOtter You can follow the Edmonton bid for Expo 2017 @edmontonexpo17 #
  • 21:16 RT @worldexpo2010 twitpic.com/m70fv - World Expo 2010 Theme Pavilion lighted up #expo2010 #
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18 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 13:05 New Book: Health and Medicine on Display [at 1876-1904 world's fairs]: bit.ly/bx8OH #
  • 13:20 Montreal exhibiting at Shanghai's Expo 2010: english.eastday.com/e/1017/u1a4734380.html #expo2010 #
  • 14:39 Question for those working on Expo 2010 projects in Shanghai: How handicap accessible will the site and pavilions be? #expo2010 #
  • 15:37 Seattle: RT @MossAtKCTS Take a trip to Seattle's first world's fair, the 1909 A-Y-P-E, tonight on KCTS tinyurl.com/yzlyonx #
  • 15:39 Knute Berger's take on the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo documentary: crosscut.com/blog/crosscut/19132/ #
  • 15:41 @skepticklish Unfortunately, the last eight world's fairs were outside North America... as will the next three: www.ExpoMuseum.com/ #
  • 19:22 Video (in English): Norway and Expo 2010: bit.ly/lPDRB (part of an ICN series) #
  • 22:44 RT @NOSaturn Did anybody know they GAVE AWAY A BABY at the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle in 1909? As a prize. Seriously. #
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17 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 09:11 RT @swedenexpo Brand new 3D flythrough of Swedish pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 released ow.ly/uKvN #
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16 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 08:46 RT @dbroward Experimental breathing apparatus for firefighters, as displayed at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.... twitpic.com/ll0vy #
  • 08:47 RT @ElNacionalWeb Los taxis de Shanghái ofrecerán un servicio multilingüe durante la Expo 2010 bit.ly/12Gfgb #
  • 09:00 RT @worldexpoblog just getting started in the Expo? ping.fm/7GKms #
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15 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 14:48 RT @UMFlintSOM Are you interested in attending EXPO 2010:Shanghai? .... Study Abroad Spring 2010 ow.ly/urEB #
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14 October 2009

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13 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 10:12 Tuesday, 13 October 2009 marks the 200-days-to-go point until Shanghai's Expo 2010 opens. #expo2010 #
  • 12:20 @Pavaris The US Pavilion at Expo 2010 is looking for student ambassadors: china.usc.edu/ #
  • 16:36 Why St. Louis hosted both the 1904 Olympics with the 1904 World's Fair: tinyurl.com/yflhnp2 #
  • 20:43 RT @expochina twitpic.com/lc9kp - Expo Boulevard starts 'fine decoration' #
  • 20:47 RT @shanghaidaily twitpic.com/lc1w5 - China Eastern Airlines unveils an Airbus 330-300 aircraft painted with patterns of 2010 Expo... #
  • 20:48 RT @FExpo88 ~ attend a free concert by the students of the Queensland Conservatorium, Expo 88 Nepal Peace Pagoda, Sun 18 Oct 12:30pm-1.30pm #
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12 October 2009

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11 October 2009

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10 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 09:57 It will be nice to enter the United States Pavilion at #expo2010 and have the portrait of a Nobel Peace Prize Winner on the wall. #
  • 11:18 @gaoming Thanks. I'm eager to find out what it'll look like when finished. #
  • 11:20 RT @dstrawberrygirl: Fantastic review of the 1939 World's Fair project on ReactionGrid twurl.nl/alnawb #
  • 11:22 RT @_beatlesnews_ Uncle Matt! Can You Take Us to the World's Fair? - AMCtv.com (blog) bit.ly/TIpUE #beatles #
  • 13:25 Video: A peek inside the Africa Pavilion at #expo2010 (in F rench): bit.ly/1evCSC #
  • 13:33 Video: Milan's plans for Expo 2015: bit.ly/3OHMRT (text in Italian) #
  • 13:36 Video: Digitally recreating the 1964-'65 New York World's Fair: bit.ly/czPoc #
  • 23:17 Lights tested at #expo2010 theme pavilion: en.expo2010.cn/a/20091008/000006.htm #
  • 23:20 Haibao + sea creatures = en.expo2010.cn/a/20091009/000001.htm #
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09 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 08:51 @alex_hardestyMI Knoxville was my first one. Shanghai will be my eighth one. There have been 11 world's fairs since 1982: www.ExpoMuseum.com #
  • 16:41 RT @myvintagevogue photobooth 1934 World's Fair twitgoo.com/3zr08 #
  • 19:45 Really amazingly cool video sphere being developed for the Germany Pavilion at #expo2010: bit.ly/135HnC #
  • 19:48 News segment (in German) about prevously tweeted video: bit.ly/2owvRo #
  • 22:43 @gaoming A lot of us would love to hear your impression of the pavilion so far. #
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08 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 12:34 I have a theory as to why ExpoMuseum.com had extra traffic recently: Folks are curious about world's fairs after the Olympic announcement. #
  • 12:36 RT @swimmerpoet A musical about the 1893 World's Fair? "White City: Burnham's Dream" Weds. Oct. 7, 8 p.m... Chicago bit.ly/27V2kC #
  • 12:37 RT @petervlam Working on amazing new project: we are assisting with documentary for World Expo in Shanghai 2010! #
  • 16:13 Iowa City: Free lectures about 1904 St. Louis World's Fair: bit.ly/3aGG0E #
  • 19:26 Wow! I just saw a San Francisco bus ad by a tour co mpany promoting Shanghai's #expo2010 #
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07 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 10:19 More #expo2010 US Pavilion photos from BRC Imagination Arts: tinyurl.com/yaxdc2a tinyurl.com/yd23xwt #
  • 11:54 ExpoMuseum.com is getting about 50% more traffic than usual so far this month, but it doesn't seem to be coming from any one place. #
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06 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 10:38 Those in Bellingham, WA: RT @VillageBksBham Tonight at VB learn about the 1909 AYP Expo-Washington's First World's Fair: bit.ly/pt64E #
  • 10:39 RT @Lawrence_n_DC Mad Men won't be authetic for me until they start talking about the New York World's Fair. #
  • 11:22 RT @jennafu apply to be a student ambassador at the shanghai world expo 2010 bit.ly/AL1bF #
  • 11:55 @dennispbyrne Actually, Seville and Chicago were to have originally CO-hosted Expo '92. #
  • 16:32 Expo 2010 South Korea Pavilion based on Korean alpha bet: bit.ly/49qKUm #expo2010 #
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03 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 09:25 RT @DelgadoMan No worries about the #Olympics. Let's go for the World's Fair. Much better and profitable. Houston 2020! expo2020.us/ #
  • 09:28 With Chicago losing the 2016 Olympics, San Francisco should think of 2020… for a world's fair! www.2020WorldsFair.com/ #
  • 09:57 Rio wins 2016 Olympics, South America's first! Time for South Africa to bid for 2020 Olympics? #
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02 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 11:42 @MomaAudie World's fairs do indeed still happen, but the last US one was in 1984: www.ExpoMusuem.com/ (2017 could be in Canada!) #
  • 11:44 RT @MyComicBooks [BatmanComics] - NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR COMICS 1940 CGC SUPERMAN/BATMAN: US $949.00 (0 Bid) End .. bit.ly/KHUSJ #
  • 13:00 Cool video showing Expo 2010's France Pavilion: bit.ly/3SxePk (thanks to @WorldExpoBlog for posting this) #
  • 16:11 1939-'40 New York's Diner of Tomorrow... today: bit.ly/AnaV6 #< /li>
  • 16:13 1933-'34 Chicago's Homes of Tomorrow... today: tinyurl.com/yebzxqq #
  • 16:15 1889 Paris's Gauguin show... today: bit.ly/Sv0zp #
  • 16:19 Video: The Czech Republic at Expo 2010: bit.ly/qkCLb (thanks to @WorldExpoBlog) #
  • 16:20 RT @pleasetouch Did you know the banana was introduced during the 1876 Centennial, the World's Fair for which @pleasetouch's home... #
  • 16:21 RT @selectorxl the 3rd Olympiad in 1904 was originally awarded to Chicago, but moved to St. Louis to coincide with the World's Fair #
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01 October 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 12:46 RT @Alltop_design Czech pavilion for the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai bit.ly/35P6UK Design.alltop.com #
  • 12:48 Expo 2010 US Pavilion one of the best? bit.ly/2Z2iM5 #expo2010 #
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