@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, December 31, 2012

Mon Dec 31 2012 00:21:06 GMT-0800 (PST)

It's been 28 years since the last world's fair in the USA. Folks in MN are hoping to change that in 2022 or 2023... http://t.co/5jKcEbFN

Sun Dec 30 2012 23:59:08 GMT-0800 (PST)

Here's a bit of a teaser about a possible bid for 2022 or 2023... http://t.co/ccsZQPCb

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Saturday, December 29, 2012

Sat Dec 29 2012 21:32:31 GMT-0800 (PST)

Great home movies from a trip to Brussels and Expo '58. http://t.co/mm1fBnZb

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Thu Nov 29 2012 17:15:50 GMT-0800 (PST)

The Korea Pavilion at Japan's Expo '70: http://t.co/eS3mbcxW

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, November 22, 2012

Thu Nov 22 2012 08:01:36 GMT-0800 (PST)

Astana wins the right to host Expo 2017... http://t.co/83473dBL http://t.co/pC2lzJR8

Thu Nov 22 2012 07:58:46 GMT-0800 (PST)

Photo: http://t.co/83473dBL http://t.co/US8yd63i

Thu Nov 22 2012 07:46:47 GMT-0800 (PST)

The vote for Expo 2017: 44 votes for Liége, 103 for Astana. 1 abstention.

Thu Nov 22 2012 07:45:39 GMT-0800 (PST)

Astana wins!

Thu Nov 22 2012 07:43:04 GMT-0800 (PST)

Dubai's Expo 2020 Bid Presentation finished with a message from Bill Gates, who went to the 1962 World's Fair as a child.

Thu Nov 22 2012 07:33:24 GMT-0800 (PST)

Voting is now underway to see who hosts Expo 2017. Results expected soon. http://t.co/83473dBL

Thu Nov 22 2012 02:20:35 GMT-0800 (PST)

We're just hours from the vote to see who wins the right to host Expo 2017: Astana or Liége.

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Sunday, November 18, 2012

Sun Nov 18 2012 01:06:52 GMT-0800 (PST)

http://t.co/2551WYLv will be in Paris on Thursday when the host of Expo 2017 (the world's fair) is announced: http://t.co/83473dBL

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, November 15, 2012

Thu Nov 15 2012 18:18:21 GMT-0800 (PST)

It would be very sad news to see the end of such a great world's fair legacy! RT @CarouslOProgrss ...I may be closing by the end of 2013.

Thu Nov 15 2012 17:36:19 GMT-0800 (PST)

A great article speaking to the power of world's fairs' ability to inspire and even change lives. http://t.co/gdsNmN7E

Thu Nov 15 2012 17:15:48 GMT-0800 (PST)

http://t.co/2551WYLv's @UrsoChappell will be traveling to Paris for the Expo 2017 announcement. We hope to have results up soon afterwards.

Thu Nov 15 2012 16:53:06 GMT-0800 (PST)

World's fairs inspire and can even change lives. This article certainly speaks to the power of just one exhibit... http://t.co/eKss6XMN

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Wed Nov 14 2012 01:34:28 GMT-0800 (PST)

@SGatti2015 Thanks for the re-tweet. I hope the USA signs up for Expo 2015 soon!

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Tue Nov 13 2012 22:45:08 GMT-0800 (PST)

Here's a reminder about our petition if you haven't already signed it. Get the USA back in the BIE. http://t.co/NpZMESLM

Tue Nov 13 2012 22:29:40 GMT-0800 (PST)

Here's a reminder about our petition if you haven't already signed it. Get the USA back in the BIE. http://t.co/3U4OQDgd

Tue Nov 13 2012 18:43:00 GMT-0800 (PST)

Estonia becomes the 108th participant at Milan's Expo 2015: http://t.co/skrIxw5d

Tue Nov 13 2012 13:26:36 GMT-0800 (PST)

Cell phones of the future... from the Sweden Pavilion at Hannover, Germany's Expo 2000. http://t.co/u4Hn5y92

Tue Nov 13 2012 00:31:51 GMT-0800 (PST)

Episode 32 of the World's Fair Podcast is now available for your listening pleasure. In it, we talk with Charlotte... http://t.co/JIBhkutg

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, November 12, 2012

Mon Nov 12 2012 23:47:02 GMT-0800 (PST)

I was reminded today of these cell phones of the future... from the Sweden Pavilion at Hannover's Expo 2000.... http://t.co/jjiDP2Xw

Mon Nov 12 2012 23:44:36 GMT-0800 (PST)

Cell/mobile phontes of the future... as envisioned by the Sweden Pavilion at Germany's Expo 2000: http://t.co/4ppuUBhI

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, November 05, 2012

Mon Nov 05 2012 20:18:06 GMT-0800 (PST)

The Expo '74 page has now been updated with new information and some new exclusive content. http://t.co/2cp0gjZi

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Wed Oct 24 2012 18:49:49 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo '88 is close to celebrating its 25th anniversary. It's interesting to note that there were naysayers even... http://t.co/FlV9R36C

Wed Oct 24 2012 18:10:13 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Sunday was the 50th anniversary of the closing of Seattle's 1962 World's Fair. Here are photos of Seattle's... http://t.co/6fWTFjTf

Wed Oct 24 2012 16:46:32 GMT-0700 (PDT)

This is very disturbing. Not only is a Toronto Expo 2025 bid dead, but Canada's Prime Minister has pulled his... http://t.co/Oy57LMJA

Wed Oct 24 2012 16:44:58 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Not only is a Toronto Expo 2025 (world's fair) bid dead, but Canada's Prime Minister has pulled its country out of BIE. http://t.co/diUvWpM9

Wed Oct 24 2012 10:05:21 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Yeosu, Korea's Expo 2012 is over, but there's still much video archived on the KBS site. http://t.co/rP4pokvp

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Tue Oct 23 2012 00:50:50 GMT-0700 (PDT)

We've been working on creating some Italian language content for ExpoMuseum. It's just a timeline for now... http://t.co/Cl0tGmb8

Tue Oct 23 2012 00:50:20 GMT-0700 (PDT)

I've been working on creating some Italian language content for ExpoMuseum. It's just a timeline for now... http://t.co/vTEAPk8R

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, October 22, 2012

Mon Oct 22 2012 23:07:02 GMT-0700 (PDT)

We're working on creating some basic information in Italian for http://t.co/2551WYLv. I've started with a basic... http://t.co/TvxQV4kT

Mon Oct 22 2012 23:05:47 GMT-0700 (PDT)

I'm working on creating some basic information in Italian for http://t.co/2551WYLv. I've started with a basic timeline. http://t.co/mGhvGvyh

Mon Oct 22 2012 23:05:17 GMT-0700 (PDT)

We're working on creating some basic information in Italian for http://t.co/2551WYLv. I've started with a basic... http://t.co/aWszIqrt

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Sunday, October 21, 2012

Sun Oct 21 2012 18:06:16 GMT-0700 (PDT)

At the Expo 2015 2nd International Participants Meeting earlier this month, they started the three days of... http://t.co/CdqPhJeg

Sun Oct 21 2012 17:58:40 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Video of the Flag Ceremony at the 2nd Int'l Participants Meeting for @Expo2015Milano ... http://t.co/dMXtuJox

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, October 11, 2012

Thu Oct 11 2012 05:15:56 GMT-0700 (PDT)

A quick report from Expo 2015's International Participants Meeting in Milan on how they're planning the next … http://t.co/z2aJf3hL

Thu Oct 11 2012 05:12:07 GMT-0700 (PDT)

A quick report from Expo 2015's International Participants Meeting in Milan on how they're planning next world's fair: http://t.co/ScURFxnL

Dispatch from Milan: Expo 2015's International Participants Meeting

Expo 2015, the next world's fair, is 923 days away, but from what I've gotten to witness here in Milan, folks are busy as if it were sooner. It's a testament to just how much there is to do in creating a world's fair.

This week, Milan has played host to over 1000 international visitors (from 100+ countries) in Expo 2015's International Participants Meeting. This is the first time I've had the opportunity to witness the organization of a large-scale exposition in person.


PARTICIPATING NATIONS

At this stage, countries are still signing on (it just hit 100... and Iraq is the most recent addition). Since many developing nations have their participation subsidized by the Expo authority, the list includes many of these, but I've also noticed another trend: Countries that are bidding for future world's fairs also feature prominently. Unfortunately, many larger countries have not officially signed on, but I suspect they will soon. The United States, notably, has unofficially said we're here, but there has been no official agreement yet. Also absent, so far, is the entire English-speaking world. I suspect that will change in the coming year.


CLUSTERS

In our recent World's Fair Podcast, we spoke with Stefano Gatti, the director of international affairs and he did a fantastic job describing one noteworthy distinction of Expo 2015: Smaller and developing nations, which in the past would typically be grouped by geography, will now be grouped based on an association with a food theme. Those themes (Fruits and Legumes, Spices, Bio-Mediterraneum, Arid Zones, Rice, Cocoa, Coffee, Cereals and Tubers, and Islands) will be developed in clusters of countries, often involving countries with no geographical connection.


QUESTIONS

Here are some questions I hope to answer in the coming days:

- Presumably, Expo 2015 will have a mascot. How will this be determined and when?

- How much of a marketing effort will be made to foreign countries? When I talk with Americans about Expo 2015, they're typically interested when they hear that world's fairs still happen... and the next one's in Milan with a food theme. It sells itself... more so than Shanghai's lackluster advertising campaign for Expo 2010 in the United States.

- Corporations have a very low profile here as compared to past ones. There seems to be no plan (or room on the map) for corporate plans. Might that change?

- They expect 130 nations to participate: 60 in self-built pavilions and 70 in the pavilions clusters I mentioned earlier. Is there a plan if more nations wish to participate? The much smaller Expo '98 in Lisbon ran across this problem and had to add more space to accommodate more countries.

- What kind of connection might be made between Expo 2015 and the 100th anniversary celebrations of San Francisco's 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition? 


PHOTOS AND VIDEO

Naturally, I've taken lots of photos and video of this year's International Participants Meeting. I'll be posting those in the near future.

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Wed Oct 10 2012 23:27:41 GMT-0700 (PDT)

To open the 2012 International Participants Meeting, Milan's Expo 2015 authorities arranged to have flag wave… http://t.co/ERnUhc7E

Wed Oct 10 2012 08:41:51 GMT-0700 (PDT)

This is what a world's fair site looks like 933 days before opening day... http://t.co/88iUO9Sa

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, October 02, 2012

Tue Oct 02 2012 23:23:10 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Great video showing the USSR Pavilion at Expo '67. The last USSR Pavilion was nearly 25 years ago at Brisbane… http://t.co/ikq32aMa

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Saturday, September 08, 2012

Sat Sep 08 2012 21:51:22 GMT-0700 (PDT)

930 images of Expo 2012 in less than 4 minutes! http://t.co/NCQ0GkDH

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Friday, September 07, 2012

Fri Sep 07 2012 00:32:36 GMT-0700 (PDT)

At Expo 2008, the "telecabina" would take you from the Zaragoza train station to the world's fair… http://t.co/KZTDjstd

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, September 06, 2012

Thu Sep 06 2012 11:17:53 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Across from one of the entrances at this year's world's fair (Expo 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea) was an almost... http://t.co/atkVnrSH

Thu Sep 06 2012 10:43:18 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Here's our video highlighting Expo 2012's Lotte Pavilion. It features a ride that could be described as a balloon... http://t.co/W4ZYuTps

Thu Sep 06 2012 01:38:45 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo 2012's France Pavilion was certainly one of the more unique pavilions at Yeosu's world's fair. http://t.co/Hs3cwrxD

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Wed Sep 05 2012 00:21:24 GMT-0700 (PDT)

We now have over 1300 photos from Yeosu, South Korea's Expo 2012 on our Flickr site: http://t.co/jSOQMmKv

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Tue Sep 04 2012 23:41:46 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Photos from Expo 2000, Hannover, Germany: http://t.co/gR210Kpb

Tue Sep 04 2012 18:53:15 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The DJ Dance Show at the Big-O, Expo 2012, Yeosu, South Korea: http://t.co/UcbGus65

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, September 03, 2012

Mon Sep 03 2012 00:30:24 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Marine Robot Pavilion, Expo 2012, Yeosu, South Korea: http://t.co/xFdqJ9cW

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Saturday, September 01, 2012

Sat Sep 01 2012 19:04:33 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Big-O Nighttime Spectacular at Expo 2012, the world's fair held in Yeosu, South Korea… http://t.co/4rQhmXKN

Sat Sep 01 2012 17:09:41 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Today (September 1st) marks the 14th anniversary of http://t.co/2551WYLv! http://t.co/SQSO2x6X

Sat Sep 01 2012 17:05:22 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Today (September 1st) marks the 14th anniversary http://t.co/2551WYLv started! http://t.co/P9OduHoz

Sat Sep 01 2012 01:08:47 GMT-0700 (PDT)

There were many moments I had to slap my forehead when going through the Expos x Expos exhibit at Expo 2012… http://t.co/e0G6Ocne

Sat Sep 01 2012 00:58:37 GMT-0700 (PDT)

From Urso: There were many moments I had to slap my forehead when going through the Expos x Expos exhibit at... http://t.co/fldjDPwP

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Friday, August 31, 2012

Fri Aug 31 2012 18:39:07 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Climate and Environment Pavilion, Expo 2012, Yeosu, South Korea: http://t.co/6lOd6yGa

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, August 30, 2012

Thu Aug 30 2012 18:36:58 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo 2005's mascots Kiccoro and Morizzo in a display in the Japan Pavilion, Expo 2012, Yeosu, South Korea: http://t.co/CqYQNTTp

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Wed Aug 29 2012 00:37:51 GMT-0700 (PDT)

From Urso: I'm going through all of my Expo 2012 photos and posting them on Flickr. I've put up almost 800 photos... http://t.co/llph549u

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Tue Aug 28 2012 22:45:54 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo 2012's Lotte Pavilion featured what could be described as the hot air balloon version of Disney's Soarin… http://t.co/sK86Uv77

Tue Aug 28 2012 22:08:10 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Sudan Pavilion at Expo 2012 still showed the pre-2011 borders before South Sudan became independent. http://t.co/kkUmynvY

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Saturday, August 25, 2012

Sat Aug 25 2012 18:40:23 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Not all nations in Expo 2012's Atlantic Ocean Joint Pavilion were connected to the Atlantic Ocean more than a… http://t.co/RJDw8EdJ

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, August 23, 2012

Thu Aug 23 2012 21:23:59 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Timor-Leste, being a new country, can claim a 100% participation rate at world's fairs. They've been at both … http://t.co/AJfWd0O0

Thu Aug 23 2012 21:07:58 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Nauru is one of the few countries that can have a map showing every building in the country: http://t.co/o9vTONUF

Thu Aug 23 2012 20:38:29 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Sweden Pavilion, Expo 2012, Yeosu, South Korea: http://t.co/imvbd2p6

Thu Aug 23 2012 02:06:58 GMT-0700 (PDT)

A re-translated quote of President McKinley, who was assassinated at the world's fair after this speech: http://t.co/2FqwgqBH

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Tue Aug 21 2012 22:26:34 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Coach Jeff's Blog: You've Got To Be There - A great world's fair story! jeffdgary: Last night, we ran across … http://t.co/FeM0GcGB

Tue Aug 21 2012 22:17:47 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo 2012's Italy Pavilion featured an exhibit promoting Milan's Expo 2015: http://t.co/VOtX9Fke

Tue Aug 21 2012 21:39:00 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo 2012's France Pavilion, Yeosu, South Korea: http://t.co/AT5S8cWM

Tue Aug 21 2012 09:04:26 GMT-0700 (PDT)

A very short review of Expo 2012 (with photos) on http://t.co/xO5BOpWr's Bemusement blog today... http://t.co/WBCuDE8W

Tue Aug 21 2012 00:12:34 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Yeosu's Expo 2012 featured a DJ dance party after the nighttime spectacular at the Big-O. http://www.ExpoMuse… http://t.co/UsbpvEM7

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, August 20, 2012

Mon Aug 20 2012 20:55:59 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee... the next-to-last world's fair in the United States (for now). http://t.co/CSxNGn36

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Sunday, August 19, 2012

Sun Aug 19 2012 23:31:24 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Disney Park fans: Yeosu's world's fair, Expo 2012 had its own "back side of water!": http://t.co/eq4zec26

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Saturday, August 18, 2012

Sat Aug 18 2012 21:16:41 GMT-0700 (PDT)

If you look carefully, you'll see a sculpture on the roof of Expo 2012's organizing committee building… http://t.co/jU9YsgKr

Sat Aug 18 2012 14:26:55 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The International Fountain, originally created for Seattle's 1962 Century 21 Exposition… http://t.co/jptIQRoW

Sat Aug 18 2012 13:37:34 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Swedish Pavilion at Yeosu's Expo 2012 highlighted their famous musicians: http://t.co/9Wst4zhC

Sat Aug 18 2012 04:49:06 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo Church window, Expo 2000, Hannover, Germany: http://t.co/SsHDUPoA

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Friday, August 17, 2012

Fri Aug 17 2012 09:54:40 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Hanbit Tower, a legacy of Expo '93, Daejeon, South Korea: http://t.co/WKFbTvaq

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, August 16, 2012

Thu Aug 16 2012 16:18:29 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Expo Digital Gallery in the International Pavilion, Expo 2012, Yeosu, South Korea http://t.co/d4F3VXcu

Thu Aug 16 2012 15:54:02 GMT-0700 (PDT)

http://t.co/2551WYLv's Urso Chappell at the Australia Pavilion, Expo 2012, Yeosu, South Korea http://t.co/Zq2SDRyF

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Wed Aug 15 2012 20:08:12 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Abandoned Haibo Costume, Expo 2010, Shanghai, China http://t.co/kWl8ePBE http://t.co/WrGLe4LU

Wed Aug 15 2012 20:02:52 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Saskatchewan Pavilion at Vancouver's Expo '86 http://t.co/8u4XSUau http://t.co/S8I4RNrQ

Wed Aug 15 2012 19:58:54 GMT-0700 (PDT)

exposandworldsfairs: Pavilion of the Province of Quebec at Expo ‘67 - Montreal, Quebec This unique structure … http://t.co/c6WK8N02

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, August 13, 2012

Mon Aug 13 2012 16:34:30 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Yesterday brought us more than one closing ceremony. Expo 2012, this year's world's fair, also closed. http://t.co/y2Ayrod5

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Wed Aug 08 2012 12:24:57 GMT-0700 (PDT)

World's fairs are time capsules we put in our collective memories and into future history... a way of celebrating and declaring who we are.

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, July 26, 2012

Thu Jul 26 2012 20:18:07 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The Olympics got an early boost from world's fairs: http://t.co/gVBbjC0z

Thu Jul 26 2012 20:05:58 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo '98's telecabinas, Lisbon, Portugal: http://t.co/dApuUV3c

Thu Jul 26 2012 20:01:49 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Elektro and Sparko from the 1939-'40 New York World's Fair's Westinghouse Pavilion: http://t.co/uk7kBXgh

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Tue Jul 24 2012 22:06:24 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo 2010's China Pavilion and Expo Axis: http://t.co/PAYSKZx4

Tue Jul 24 2012 22:01:11 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo '70's Mushballoons: http://t.co/0K2eq3IQ

Tue Jul 24 2012 21:54:05 GMT-0700 (PDT)

San Francisco's three world's fair legacy sites in one photo: http://t.co/CVtMeHVW

Tue Jul 24 2012 09:57:22 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Photoset: dominikruisinger: http://t.co/swCWlXgV

Tue Jul 24 2012 08:22:03 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo '86's British Columbia Pavilion: http://t.co/9in260PM

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, July 23, 2012

Mon Jul 23 2012 22:44:08 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Photo: http://t.co/vfx6VTsH

Mon Jul 23 2012 22:32:59 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Great shot of the Space Needle in 1962: http://t.co/Y0LAb8kk

Mon Jul 23 2012 21:56:05 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Expo '93's Hanbit Tower: http://t.co/H44TSIvy

Mon Jul 23 2012 21:52:35 GMT-0700 (PDT)

One more thing for us to update... an ExpoMuseum Tumblr site... http://t.co/OOrcZuil

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Friday, July 06, 2012

Fri Jul 06 2012 08:41:21 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Episode 31 of the World's Fair Podcast is now up. In it, we interview Expo 2015's dir. of int'l affairs @SGatti2015... http://t.co/mydTom7M

Fri Jul 06 2012 00:37:23 GMT-0700 (PDT)

RT @bieparis Elena from the #Italy Pavilion at #Expo2012Yeosu. Read her story at: http://t.co/e1CpdP0v http://t.co/MG8p4sqb

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 31: Expo 2015's Stefano Gatti

In episode 31 of the World's Fair Podcast, John McGregor and Urso Chappell talk with Stefano Gatti, the director of international affairs for Milan's Expo 2015.

Find out more about Expo 2015 at Expo2015.org.

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@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Saturday, June 23, 2012

Sat Jun 23 2012 18:04:31 GMT-0700 (PDT)

From Urso: In the Denmark Pavilion at Expo 2012, I had a wonderful conversation with one of the hosts who said he... http://t.co/fdgBSo6f

Sat Jun 23 2012 04:10:07 GMT-0700 (PDT)

In the Philippines Pavilion at Yeosu's Expo 2012, it becomes someone's job to have to sweep up all the rogue sand: http://t.co/2t8yyqE8

Sat Jun 23 2012 04:00:13 GMT-0700 (PDT)

In the Philippines Pavilion at Expo 2012, you can touch sand from the various places in the Philippines.... http://t.co/ItA3Qjk8

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, May 24, 2012

Thu May 24 2012 03:19:15 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Not much has been publicized about the corporate pavilions at Expo 2012. Here's an article about Hyundai: http://t.co/NfDV6v40

Thu May 24 2012 03:11:18 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Not much has been publicized about the corporate pavilions at Expo 2012. I ran across this article about... http://t.co/eeJjzXZg

Thu May 24 2012 01:11:52 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The http://t.co/2551WYLv home page has been updated to reflect the opening of Expo 2012 (with great new photo)... http://t.co/v3gCyuiK

My Korean Travel Plans

Expo 2012 opened on 12 May and I've been finalizing my plans to visit Korea. If anyone else is there while I'm there, it would be great to meet other world's fair fans. I plan on being in Daejeon to see the old Expo '93 site on 7 June. Looking online, there's quite a lot left over from the expo. I'll be in Yeosu from 8 June - 13 June... staying just steps from one of the gates. Feel free to contact me at Urso@ExpoMuseum or through the myriad social networking sites I'm connected into. I plan to take lots of photos and take lots of notes. It'll be my ninth world's fair!

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 29: César Corona on Public Diplomacy and World's Fairs

Episode 29 of the World's Fair Podcast is now available for download as an MP3 or via iTunes. In it, Urso Chappell and John McGregor talk to César Corona about the role of public diplomacy at international expositions.

Find out more about César Corona's projects at InternationalExpositions.org.

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@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Friday, March 16, 2012

Fri Mar 16 2012 04:40:39 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Some great aerial shots of the Expo 2012 site under construction. Just 57 days until opening day! http://t.co/Qihb59r1

Fri Mar 16 2012 04:32:39 GMT-0700 (PDT)

Great view of the Expo 2012 construction progress as of last week... from the United States Pavilion. http://t.co/9mSv44TU

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, March 12, 2012

Mon Mar 12 2012 18:42:04 GMT-0700 (PDT)

In Seattle on 16 March 2012? Learn more about the Seattle's 1962 World's Fair: http://t.co/rGCM0hed

Mon Mar 12 2012 18:32:35 GMT-0700 (PDT)

The House of Tomorrow from 1933-1934 Chicago lives on! http://t.co/T813DiEk

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Sunday, March 11, 2012

Sun Mar 11 2012 16:36:20 GMT-0700 (PDT)

A slice of that weird period in world's fair history when they exhibited incubator babies... http://t.co/y1B3aACd

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Saturday, March 10, 2012

Sat Mar 10 2012 10:24:57 GMT-0800 (PST)

In Habitat '67/Lego news... http://t.co/oAnrTxFu

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, February 27, 2012

Mon Feb 27 2012 20:58:35 GMT-0800 (PST)

Interesting article about Montreal's Expo '67 legacy. http://t.co/mzjfZ8x3

Mon Feb 27 2012 18:57:52 GMT-0800 (PST)

Upcoming documentary about 1964-1965 New York World's Fair: http://t.co/sgfcFGzr

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Friday, February 17, 2012

Fri Feb 17 2012 10:23:43 GMT-0800 (PST)

Expo '86's McBarge, in Vancouver, looks like it may return! http://t.co/MWZcCN0y

Fri Feb 17 2012 10:04:12 GMT-0800 (PST)

RT @NickHirshon Mitt Romney ad on "growing up" in Michigan shows him in #Queens [at 1964-'65 New York World's Fair]. http://t.co/iTIn3w9D

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Tue Feb 14 2012 02:56:25 GMT-0800 (PST)

The Expo '85 page has been updated and now includes some great video images. http://t.co/vpYLgSgJ

Tue Feb 14 2012 00:01:54 GMT-0800 (PST)

David Letterman at New Orleans' 1984 Louisiana World Exposition... http://t.co/oAztQZ6M

Mon Feb 13 2012 23:58:43 GMT-0800 (PST)

David Letterman at New Orleans' 1984 Louisiana World Exposition: http://t.co/Hsnqm7h0

Mon Feb 13 2012 23:56:31 GMT-0800 (PST)

The 1982 World's Fair Energy Express theme song: http://t.co/chakp6nU

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, February 13, 2012

Mon Feb 13 2012 02:40:34 GMT-0800 (PST)

The 1984 New Orleans page, describing the Louisiana World Exposition, has been updated: http://t.co/VtwvLTvA

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Sunday, February 12, 2012

Sun Feb 12 2012 13:32:19 GMT-0800 (PST)

Knoxville holds on to "Scruffy" tittle 30 years after its world's fair: http://t.co/BLhPZlO2

Sun Feb 12 2012 13:20:14 GMT-0800 (PST)

New developments at the Expo '88 site in Brisbane: http://t.co/5se1MdU7

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Saturday, February 11, 2012

Sat Feb 11 2012 19:37:34 GMT-0800 (PST)

As we get closer to opening day of Expo 2012, I'm seriously starting to make plans for the trip, but would really... http://t.co/dVRZpRsD

Sat Feb 11 2012 19:32:24 GMT-0800 (PST)

What amazing footage from Osaka's Expo '70! It really gives a sense of the whole site as well as great views of... http://t.co/CNfjfXUJ

Sat Feb 11 2012 19:31:29 GMT-0800 (PST)

Absolutely fantastic footage of Osaka's Expo '70 from rail and gondola... it really gives a sense of the whole site: http://t.co/ekZ5w7qj

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, February 09, 2012

Thu Feb 09 2012 02:34:23 GMT-0800 (PST)

Fantastic English language introduction to Expo 2012 and Yeosu. http://t.co/qoXtki8V

Thu Feb 09 2012 02:17:49 GMT-0800 (PST)

Another computer animation of a pavilion... this time, Romania. http://t.co/07JKCDki

Thu Feb 09 2012 02:17:16 GMT-0800 (PST)

Computer animation of Romania Pavilion at Expo 2012: http://t.co/5CAVz0Wx

Thu Feb 09 2012 02:12:27 GMT-0800 (PST)

Computer animation of France at Expo 2012! http://t.co/2IvFCyxz

Thu Feb 09 2012 02:12:11 GMT-0800 (PST)

Computer animation of France at Expo 2012! http://t.co/sOP5yUj3

Thu Feb 09 2012 01:26:46 GMT-0800 (PST)

The Expo '98 page on http://t.co/2556uyUF has been updated. http://t.co/AdzweLrM

Thu Feb 09 2012 01:26:02 GMT-0800 (PST)

The 1982 World's Fair page on http://t.co/2556uyUF has been updated. http://t.co/RRZSjIwh

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Wed Feb 08 2012 18:24:26 GMT-0800 (PST)

New photos added to ExpoMuseum's Flickr feed: Lisbon's Expo '98: http://t.co/Sv3drjmc

Wed Feb 08 2012 00:34:56 GMT-0800 (PST)

Here's video showing the Expo 2000 Holland Pavilion nearly twelve years later. If memory serves, it was never... http://t.co/E1neUhZy

Wed Feb 08 2012 00:03:00 GMT-0800 (PST)

Expo 2000 page now updated. http://t.co/4cGjUIOK

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Tue Feb 07 2012 23:10:18 GMT-0800 (PST)

George Takei's review of Hanover's Expo 2000: http://t.co/vc7mLcKD

Tue Feb 07 2012 01:13:25 GMT-0800 (PST)

Paul Allen at the 1962 World's Fair! RT @PaulGAllen Here I am at the '62 Worlds Fair... I really had a great time! http://t.co/cdybJITg

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Sunday, February 05, 2012

Sun Feb 05 2012 17:42:44 GMT-0800 (PST)

Expo '86's McBarge may finally return! http://t.co/pFukp1fF

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, February 02, 2012

Thu Feb 02 2012 18:05:44 GMT-0800 (PST)

Is there a 1962 World's Fair 50th Anniversary burnout already? http://t.co/vV2xfZ1S

Thu Feb 02 2012 01:44:08 GMT-0800 (PST)

Updated the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition page: http://t.co/6M0i6g4k

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Monday, January 30, 2012

Mon Jan 30 2012 17:03:50 GMT-0800 (PST)

"Beautiful Colorized Photos from the 1900 Paris World’s Fair": http://t.co/B0RLTD1z

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Wed Jan 25 2012 18:08:25 GMT-0800 (PST)

1962 World's Fair discussion delayed (thanks to the snow storm)... 14 April in Issaquah: http://t.co/9mQGDjZz

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Tue Jan 24 2012 18:40:44 GMT-0800 (PST)

How do you get from Seoul to Yeosu for Expo 2012? A new video shows how and is now shared on the 2012 page. http://t.co/ZKcCVdP8

Tue Jan 24 2012 18:35:30 GMT-0800 (PST)

How do you get from Seoul to Yeosu for Expo 2012? A new video says how and is now shared on the 2012 page: http://t.co/VSnURrVZ

Tue Jan 24 2012 01:49:47 GMT-0800 (PST)

Izmir Expo 2020 big logo unveiled: http://t.co/f7Jqo0ec

Tue Jan 24 2012 00:07:30 GMT-0800 (PST)

Seattle Magazine commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Century 21 Exposition: http://t.co/GMKBSU5n

Tue Jan 24 2012 00:03:04 GMT-0800 (PST)

Rejected ideas for Seattle's 1962 World's Fair: http://t.co/uSDHRwgh

Tue Jan 24 2012 00:01:13 GMT-0800 (PST)

New Ekaterinburg teaser video added to 2020 page: http://t.co/gBlsHSf4

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Tue Jan 17 2012 17:40:20 GMT-0800 (PST)

From Urso: On a lark, I purchased the domain Expo.Mu but I'm not sure exactly what I'll do with it... It's... http://t.co/aGPIRAiQ

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, January 12, 2012

Thu Jan 12 2012 02:39:22 GMT-0800 (PST)

In my latest post to the official Expo 2012 blog, I offer some practical advice for visiting a world's fair. http://t.co/NjhsUauc

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Tue Jan 10 2012 08:36:34 GMT-0800 (PST)

Our 1986 page has been updated. http://t.co/q6Yt59Ki

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Thursday, January 05, 2012

Thu Jan 05 2012 00:56:23 GMT-0800 (PST)

Expo 2005 page now updated and making us nostalgic for that great summer in Japan: http://t.co/uqBqQOKu

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Wed Jan 04 2012 20:37:32 GMT-0800 (PST)

On a roll, we've updated the page for Zaragoza's Expo 2008: http://t.co/GZLshIDp

Wed Jan 04 2012 18:52:37 GMT-0800 (PST)

Updated Expo 2010 page on the site with much more content and updated links: http://t.co/tEFxZQ2u

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Tue Jan 03 2012 22:53:02 GMT-0800 (PST)

Remember when we all at telegraphones? (Expo 2012 blog is now up) http://t.co/8GN5UhfE

Asimov on the 2014 World's Fair

It's been a while since I last read Asimov's article speculating on what a world's fair in 2014 would be like (written during the 1964 World's Fair... he even mentions the GE Carousel of Progress!). It really makes me wish I could write a nice letter back to Asimov as we're just two years away from 2014 now.

Visit to the World's Fair of 2014, by Isaac Asimov

@ExpoMuseum Twitter: Sunday, January 01, 2012

Sun Jan 01 2012 22:17:32 GMT-0800 (PST)

Updated http://t.co/2556uyUF to allow Facebook "likes" and Google "+1's."