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02 February 2010

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  • 02:08 Environmentalism at World's Fairs: article in today's China Daily by ExpoMuseum's founder: bit.ly/c2xb4D #
  • 11:38 01 February 2010: Just 3 more months until Shanghai's #expo2010 opens! www.ExpoMuseum.com/2010/ #
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01 February 2010

Environmentalism: A Continuing Expo Legacy

My first article for China Daily was published today:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2010-02/01/content_9404578.htm

My proposed headline was "Environmentalism: A Continuing Expo Legacy." Also, I think their system didn't know to read the accented "e" in "café" since it shows up as misspelled.

I'll have to check the print version to see if the mistake is there, too.

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  • 12:23 Pondering diff. between Euro Cultural Capital vs. World's Fair vs. Olympics: bit.ly/a0QUOI #
  • 12:24 RT @pabstblueribbon: Some cool photos of the 1893 World's Fair. bit.ly/Sb5y3 It's where the Blue Ribbon came from. #PBR #
  • 12:25 @Seaborg106 They do still have world's fairs: Shanghai in 2010, Yeosu (South Korea) in 2012, and Milan in 2015: www.ExpoMuseum.com/ #
  • 17:56 Greetings to @latviaexpo2010 ...the Latvia Pavilion at Shanghai's #expo2010 #
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30 January 2010

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  • 12:03 RT @QueensMuseum we're expanding! check out what we'll look like in a couple of years bit.ly/cLus3X #buildingmuseums #
  • 13:25 Chinese-American? Be part of the US Pavilion's United Chinese of America Wall: www.jointhewall.org/ #
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28 January 2010

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27 January 2010

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 4: The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project



Episode 4 of The World's Fair Podcast is now online and available to download.

We talk with Joey Chernov of The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project about rebuilding the 1939 New York World's Fair as an online virtual world.

Links to items discussed in the podcast:
The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project
The World's Fair Community

Listen to this podcast.

23 January 2010

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  • 08:59 RT @Lude3D Todays 3D FunFact: Since introduction of #3D ViewMaster at 1939 world's fair, there have been 1.5 billion stereo viewmaster... #
  • 09:19 RT @edmontonexpo17 Found a cool bird's-eye view of the #EXPO2012 site! bit.ly/4RoB8Y #
  • 16:12 Expo 2010 Question: Anyone know about handicap accessibility at the site? At local hotels? I've had 2 folks ask so far #expo2010 #shanghai #
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22 January 2010

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21 January 2010

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20 January 2010

19 January 2010

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16 January 2010

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  • 10:59 Chicagoans: RT@chiarchitecture Bring the kids & join us on 1/17 as we step back in time to the 1893 World's Fair.... bit.ly/5kVq22 #
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15 January 2010

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  • 12:04 RT @blooloop #expo2010 #shanghai #worldexpo Just added to Blooloop - Three Pavilions at Shanghai Expo 2010 tiny.cc/Xo8Zu #
  • 12:05 RT @whykay @martharotter From what I read, Ireland's exhibiting the changing cityscape at the expo. tr.im/KnFO #expo2010 #shanghai #
  • 12:06 RT @Expo2020 Shanghai Expo unleashes architects' playful side - bit.ly/53AxE9 #
  • 12:07 RT @Expo2020 Edmonton fast tracks Light Rail project for Expo 2017 - bit.ly/55ewzW #
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12 January 2010

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  • 13:19 Great essay and photos RT @newtonmatthew Visuals: The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, TN - bit.ly/7Xja7H (via Annals of Americus) #
  • 15:36 RT @jembradshaw: Who's going to World Expo 2010 for Canada? Globe's got the list: tgam.ca/GWW #
  • 15:38 Great photo! RT @efourlon World Expo 2010 Shanghai test of illumination : bit.ly/5rvo7G #
  • 18:48 RT @tvipayitforward 2010 Shanghai World Expo: Unique Expo Tours from The China Guide bit.ly/8PEuqt #
  • 19:12 RT @shanghaidaily Expo organizer finis hed 90% of construction at Expo site, rest of work needs to get done by.... xpo.sh/8q #
  • 19:25 Absolutely amazing! RT @chrisfoley Short documentary on the Xenakis Poeme electronique at the 1958 World's Fair bit.ly/4osyge #
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11 January 2010

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  • 01:01 Episode 3 is now live at www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/ We talk to Peter Sams and Pete Ford of the #expo2010 Australia Pavilion! #
  • 14:16 RT @jaykay109 Another World's Fair souvenir: cli.gs/maSsr #
  • 14:40 RT @NightFlyyer ...See Vietnam, Hiroshima, and Japan's Expo '70 World's Fair in 13 min. www.youtube.com/watch?v=StZFIqVX6kM #
  • 14:41 RT @rg_urbanarch An excellent compilation of exuberant Shanghai World's Fair pavillions ... bit.ly/6B85gl via @archdaily #
  • 22:58 11 January 2010: 110 days until Shanghai's #expo2010 opens! #
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10 January 2010

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 3: Australia at Expo 2010



Episode 3 of The World's Fair Podcast is now online and available to download.

In episode 3, John McGregor and I talk to Pavilion Director Peter Sams and Creative Director Pete Ford of the Australia Pavilion at Expo 2010.

It's a fascinating glimpse into the upcoming Australia Pavilion as well as what it's like planning, building, and operating a successful world's fair exhibit.

You can listen to it via iTunes or through our the web site:
http://www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/

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09 January 2010

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  • 16:28 RT @lazicd MVRDV: water cube proposal for thematic pavilion, yeosu expo 2012: the 'water cube' by MVRDV... tinyurl.com/ybcft3j #
  • 16:29 RT @_blogdolcevita Milan removes public phones: bring your mobile to Expo 2015: For the 2015 Expo in Milan, ... bit.ly/681zXr #
  • 16:33 New Expo 2015 video (which still uses the bid logo): www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oFaTnw2ga8 #
  • 16:35 RT @sfern Shaanxi looking to hire an Emperor Xuanzong and consort Yang Yuhuan to join robots.... at #expo2010 tinyurl.com/yk7848m #
  • 16:37 RT @lihuafang RT @shanghaidaily City unveils traffic plan during Expo on Website (xpo.sh/85). #expo2010 #
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08 January 2010

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05 January 2010

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  • 10:18 RT @bryantuniv Congrats to Christina Ho '10, who landed a highly sought-after spot staffing the US Pavilion... at... #expo2010 #
  • 10:36 The World's Fair Podcast's hosts: John is at @FExpo88 and Urso is at @UrsoChappell #
  • 10:39 RT @FExpo88 Interview with Pete Ford, Creative Director of the Aussie Pav. Shanghai 2010 tinyurl.com/yb2fwzb #
  • 13:26 Photo exhibition showing Shanghai's 2010 World's Fair in LA, NY, and Boston: english.eastday.com/e/100104/u1a4925520.html #
  • 13:27 RT @dkneupper Brent Young and I on ano ther Season Pass podcast, this time discussing Universal Studios Singapore.... bit.ly/8eIJOQ #
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04 January 2010

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  • 00:37 RT @HRCSA Interesting in attending the Shanghai World Expo? Apply for CSA's fully-expensed internship! harvardcsa.org/expo #
  • 00:47 RT @AdamMinter: New blog post: Lies, Damned Lies, and the US Pavilion at Expo 2010 bit.ly/5294Do #
  • 19:41 Episode 2 of The World's Fair Podcast is now up. We talk about the most anticipated pavilions at Shanghai's #expo 2010 tr.im/Jn4P #
  • 21:33 Just recorded Ep. 3 of the podcast... we expect to have up in a week. We talk with the pav. dir. and creative dir. of the Australia Pavilion #
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03 January 2010

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 2

Our next episode of The World's Fair Podcast is now available for download via iTunes and at WorldsFairPodcast.com.

In episode 2, we celebrate the new year by talking about the most anticipated pavilions at Shanghai's Expo 2010, which opens in just 4 months.

We talk about the upcoming pavilions to be hosted by Australia, the United States, Denmark, Switzerland, Nepal, South Korea, Netherlands, China, and others.

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02 January 2010

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  • 02:00 1 January 2010: Just 120 more days until Shanghai's #expo2010 opens! #
  • 13:42 RT @rec_examiners Expo 2017 in Edmonton? ow.ly/16fqgH #
  • 13:42 Expo 2017 suddenly seems a lot sooner than it did a few days ago. #
  • 14:54 Just saw the Expo 2010 float at the Tournament of Roses Parade (on TV): www.flickr.com/photos/expomuseum/4234492033/ #
  • 17:34 Big world's fair anniversaries in 2010: Expo 85 in Tsukuba (25 yrs), Expo 70 in Osaka (40 yrs), Expo Universelle 1910 in Brussels (100 yrs) #
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01 January 2010

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  • 10:21 Expo Shanghai Online is now available in English... you can spend hours there wandering around the virtual site: en.expo.cn/ #
  • 10:30 RT @FExpo88 twitpic.com/w0t38 - The World Expo 88 Nepal Peace Pagoda, and Wheel of Brisbane, New Year's Eve 2010, Brisbane #
  • 10:31 Happy 2010 to our friends in Australia and Asia! #
  • 10:41 I'm trying to figure out what kind of accent Haibao has in the new English version of en.expo.cn/ #
  • 11:41 RT @worldexpoblog Robots on vodka? Absolut-ly .... #expo2010 ping.fm/09xnf #
  • 13:26 Shanghai's Expo 2010 buildings lit up for New Year: en.expo2010.cn/a/20091231/000005.htm #
  • 14:40 Happy 2010 to our friends in Eastern Europe, Southeastern Africa, and Northeastern Africa! Only 120 days until Shanghai's #expo2010 #
  • 15:07 Happy 2010 to our friends in most of Europe and Africa! #
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31 December 2009

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30 December 2009

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  • 01:25 The World's Fair Podcast Episode 1 (the second one) is now available for downloading: www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/ #
  • 09:23 @jonah_kessel Did you make an online calendar or a paper calendar? Sounds interesting! #
  • 09:25 RT @EthnicHoosier Cummins Inc. will be an official sponsor of the USA Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World EXPO: bit.ly/7eqtad #
  • 10:32 Want one of our ExpoMuseum 2009 Postcard Calendars (with expo anniversaries on it) for free? Send us your snail mail address. #
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29 December 2009

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 1

Our second episode of The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 1, is now available for download.

In this episode, John McGregor and I talk about some of our favo(u)rite pavilions:

- The Netherlands at Expo 2000,
- Japan at Expo 88,
- Canadian Pacific at Expo 86, and
- Morocco at Expo 92.

Download directly at WorldsFairPodcast.com or via iTunes.

Links to items discussed in the podcast:
- Photos of the Netherlands at Expo 2000
- Rainbow War on DVD

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24 December 2009

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23 December 2009

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  • 08:30 Thanks to @Lesausky for finding this great info about San Francisco at Shanghai's Expo 2010!: tinyurl.com/yeyv57f (Hmmm... July, eh?) #
  • 09:58 22 December 2009: Just 130 days until Shanghai's Expo 2010 opens! #expo2010 #
  • 10:09 Very cool! I'm trying to figure out that lighting effect RT @worldexpoblog Latvia at World Expo 2010 Shanghai #expo2010 ping.fm/fNpkN #
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22 December 2009

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17 December 2009

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  • 01:04 Great video about the current state of the 1964-'65 New York World's Fair NY State Pavilion: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG4LG2TvSJ0 #
  • 01:11 83% Support Edmonton's bid for Expo 2017: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX3doQKNRD4 #
  • 09:22 RT @scdemark Recall the 1964 World's Fair & the NY State Pavilion? Why was the pavilion allowed to decay? .... tr.im/GXmm #
  • 09:24 RT @tony_tracy Signage for #Expo2010 is *everywhere* in #Shanghai, as is the construction, painting & preparations. 136 days to go... #
  • 12:35 ExpoMuseum.com was visited by nearly a quarter of a million people from at least 144 countries in 2009 (so far). #
  • 15:37 Let us know what you thought of Episode 0 of The World's Fair Podcast ( www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/ ) by emailing Urso@ExpoMuseum.com #
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15 December 2009

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14 December 2009

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 0

I'm pleased to announce that Episode 0 of The World's Fair Podcast is now live.

In Episode 0, John McGregor of Foundation Expo 88 and I discuss world's fairs in general, the nomenclature, and the how world's fairs are still relevant.

The audio isn't that great yet (which is why this is episode "zero"), but subsequent episodes should sound much better.

To subscribe via iTunes, got to:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=346502335

Alternatively, you can listen to the episode through your web browser at:
http://www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/

I'd love to hear what people think. Please let me know what you'd like to hear in the future. In future episodes, we'll be interviewing both fans and professionals involved in expos in the past and future.

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 12:52 RT @tony_tracy The Expo 2010 mascot / symbol reminds me of a shorter, more stocky, blue Gumby. #Expo2010 #Shanghai myloc.me/23RaM #
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13 December 2009

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  • 18:05 The World's Fair Podcast update: Episode 0 has been edited. We should have it up by Monday. www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/ #
  • 18:27 12 December 2009: 140 Days until #expo2010 opens #
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12 December 2009

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11 December 2009

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  • 10:48 Seattle folks: RT @MossAtKCTS ..."Seattle's Forgotten World's Fair-- The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition" is on KCTS 9 tonight at 7 p.m. #
  • 10:49 RT @worldexpoblog Inside at Italy at Expo 2010 #expo2010 ping.fm/MdnTL #
  • 10:50 RT @worldexpoblog What's all the fuss about, Taiwan? #expo2010 ping.fm/SZqbK #
  • 10:51 RT @worldexpoblog Don't forget the little guys at #expo2010 ... Uzbekistan has ambitions too! ping.fm/AMn73 #
  • 10:53 As we get closer to #expo2010, it might make sense to start using the #-tag mor e with all of the other "(XXXXXXX) Expo 2010's" out there. #
  • 10:54 RT @CNWGreenWire Shanghai World Expo 2010 - Presentation of the Espace Montréal multimedia show cli.gs/vU99T #
  • 11:52 If world's fairs are obsolete, then why are places like museums seeing more and more folks? tr.im/HfGs #
  • 11:56 The Spain Pavilion at Shanghai's #expo2010 has a Twitter feed: @pabellon2010 #
  • 19:30 Just finished recording Episode 0 of the www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/. I hope to have it edited and up in the next week. Stay tuned! #
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10 December 2009

Exhibits About Future Expos

A conversation over on WorldsFairCommunity.org made me think about exhibits about future expos at an existing expo.

I remember seeing an exhibit about Expo 85 near the exit of the Japan Pavilion at the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville. As a high school student, I so wished I could afford the $1985.00 for their cheapest travel package. I believe they also had an ad in the guidebook, something I've seen in other guidebooks.

At the 1984 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Canada devoted a lot of space to Expo 86. I remember getting my first Expo 86 souvenir pins there in New Orleans.

The Germany Pavilion at Expo 98 in Lisbon had a huge section about Expo 2000 including a motion simulator ride where you went underwater in Lisbon and then surfaced and flew over the Expo 2000 site in Hannover.

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Even though China hadn't won Expo 2010 yet, the China Pavilion at Expo 2000 promoted its bid for Shanghai. 2010 seems so far in the future back then.

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Not surprisingly, the China Pavilion at Expo 2005 devoted a lot of space to promoting Expo 2010. They also showed a large film in their pavilion at Expo 2008.

At that same expo, next door the Korean Pavilion promoted its bid for Expo 2012, which it would end up winning.

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Korea promoted Expo 2012 at Expo 2008 with an exhibit and a host that described the plans to guests. She actually spent a lot of time talking to me (in English) about the history of expos. Italy also promoted Expo 2015 at their Expo 2008 pavilion.

Another side topic to this would be Olympics being promoted in pavilions.

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In these photos, Paris promoted their 1992 Olympic bid at Expo 86 and Italy promoted the 2008 Winter Olympics in Torino.

Anyone else remember any others?

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09 December 2009

World's Fair Podcast

Thursday, John McGregor of Foundation Expo '88 and I will start recording Episode Zero of the World's Fair Podcast.

Why Episode Zero and not Episode One? Well, we're going to consider this a practice frame. This one won't count. There are a lot of technical challenges to setting this up (not the least of which is the fact that the two hosts live on opposite sides of the planet), so I hope folks will be patient with the quality.

Our zeroeth episode will likely feature us discussing our backgrounds. Between us, we've been to 10 of the last 12 international expositions (neither of us went to Expo '85 in Tsukuba or Genoa Expo '92).

In the coming weeks, we'll be looking to interview folks about past world's fairs, current world's fairs (Expo 2010 starts in less than 5 months!) and future world's fairs including the possible bids for 2017, 2018, and 2020.

We have a few ideas in mind for possible future episodes, but I'd love to hear from folks about possible topics and guests. What would you like to hear about? Who would you like to hear from?

The podcast's home page is at: http://www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/

Let us know what you think.

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 08:41 RT @jessebdylan World's Fair Subway Special - 64 NY worlds fair subway train that took you there. Interesting. bit.ly/4x3srA #
  • 08:43 RT @scdemark Will the long-neglected, amazing terrazzo map floor of New York, from the 1964 World's Fair, be saved? tr.im/GXmm #
  • 08:45 RT @sarahplusone: Canadian? Looking for an Expo #job ? Canada Pavilion is hiring! tinyurl.com/2010canpavjobs #expo2010 #
  • 08:47 RT @culturefutures Triad: www.triad.de/en/ doing world planet pavillion at Expo 2010: will demonstrate eco principles through the... #
  • 13:14 Is Tong Bingzue the "Number One Expo Collector?" tr.im/H3m8 #
  • 14:07 Knute Berger has another great article on Crosscut. This one about the 1909 A-Y-P and how it reflects Seattle legacy: tr.im/H3DW #
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08 December 2009

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  • 08:25 RT @Foodimentary: December 7 is National Cotton Candy Day. Did you know it was introduced in 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair as "Fair ... #
  • 08:28 RT @sf_tv Pavillon für World Expo in Shanghai präsentiert: Die Städte Basel, Genf und Zürich haben in Basel ihren... bit.ly/6YyJ0s #
  • 08:32 RT @DESIGNSTUDIO26 speaking of events: #DS26 will be attending #expo2010 in #Shanghai during opening week in May.. Anyone care to join?? #
  • 18:06 RT @Disneyopolis The Inland Empire World's Fair that just never arrived bit.ly/7VioSn #
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07 December 2009

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05 December 2009

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  • 09:40 RT @ReactionGrid 1939 World's Fair December meeting, today at 2pm Pac / 5pm EST / 10pm UTC/GMT, 39FairHQ simulator twurl.nl/17c4t2 #
  • 09:43 RT @CityofEdmonton: EXPO 2017 Open House bit.ly/55AY8P #yeg #
  • 09:50 RT @corkpolitics New blog post: Lord Mayor calls for Cork to be featured at 2010 World Expo in Shanghai corkpolitics.ie/wp/?p=3696 #
  • 09:56 RT @expochina Santa Claus will send his best greetings and gifts to Chinese visitors at Expo 2010's Finland Pavilion. is.gd/5bNSn #
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04 December 2009

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  • 10:49 RT @HJ_Heinz The use of mustard as a hot dog condiment was first seen at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. #
  • 10:58 Excellent discussion: @cbcedmonton's business panel discusses Expo 2017 bid: bit.ly/56o2Pj I hope optimism wins out. #
  • 11:03 RT @GlobalCalgary Video: Bid Costs - Tue, Dec 01 - Edmonton is in the running for Expo 2017, but just the formal bid... ow.ly/1664S4 #
  • 11:05 RT @worldexpoblog UAE Pavilion to go home after #expo2010 World Expo 2010 Shanghai ping.fm/lFFX4 #
  • 16:09 San Francisco Chronicle articl e about US participation at Shanghai's #expo2010 tr.im/GzCi #
  • 16:20 Tickets for Shanghai's #expo2010 go on sale in the US: english.eastday.com/e/091203/u1a4852596.html #
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03 December 2009

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  • 00:40 2 December 2009: 150 days until Shanghai's Expo 2010 opens #
  • 00:42 RT @blindreff Bring on Expo 2017. I want to live in a great city and Expo could help Edmonton become that. #yeg #
  • 00:49 @ETownMickey According to a CBC Radio interview with the bid chairman, the slogan will "evolve" in in the future: bit.ly/5Dx6d3 #
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02 December 2009

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  • 14:53 Gizmodo: "The Shanghai World Expo 2010 Will be an Amazing Architectural Freak Show" tr.im/GlWA #
  • 15:28 Great video discussing the development of the Denmark Pavilion at Shanghai's Expo 2010 via @worldexpoblog: tr.im/Gm6M #
  • 15:55 @GrandOwl77 They sure do. The largest in history is next year in Shanghai. 2012 in Korea, 2015 in Italy... www.ExpoMuseum.com/ #
  • 15:56 RT @JustonWestern Interesting video about 125th anniversary of the World's Fair in NOLA circa 1884...: bit.ly/81mu9B #
  • 15:58 @ahhandy North America might get a world's fair again in eight years: Edmonton is bidding for 2017: www.ExpoMuseum.com/2017-2018/ #
  • 16:00 @rylanszopa Expo 2017 would be the latest in the long history of international expositions/world's fairs: www.ExpoMuseum.com/ #
  • 16:01 RT @cbcedmonton Listen: Expo bid: The man behind Edmonton's bid to host Expo 2017 (6:32) bit.ly/5Dx6d3 #yeg #
  • 16:11 @Bruce_Winter I can't speak about the costs since each expo (world's fair) is different... some are financed... post.ly/Drv1 #
  • 21:28 @ahhandy I don't see how it hurts the validity, but it does affect name recognition. Europe had nothing between 1937 to 1958. #
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01 December 2009

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30 November 2009

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27 November 2009

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26 November 2009

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25 November 2009

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  • 12:43 Forbes has an excellent commentary about Shanghai's Expo 2010: "The Biggest Event You Never Hear Of -- But Should": tr.im/FHeH #
  • 12:44 RT @shanghaidaily: 40+ free baby centers will be set up in World Expo park to help mothers nurse and change their babies.xpo.sh/k #
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24 November 2009

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  • 11:03 RT @thinklondon World Expo in Shanghai, 2010: UK launches Pavilion Website: www.ukshanghaiexpo.com #
  • 14:43 Visiting #IAAPA, two folks joked about end of the world in 2012 when talking about Yeosu's Expo 2012. Technically, Expo 2012 ends first. #
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23 November 2009

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  • 01:32 22 November 2009: 160 days until Shanghai's Expo 2010 opens... 81 years since the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) was founded #
  • 17:14 RT @jeremymburton Palace of Fine Arts flook.it/c/2GT6d3 Built for the World's Fair in the 1910s. Rebuilt in the 1960s when it fell... #
  • 17:19 Norway at Shanghai's Expo 2010: www.expo2010.no/ #expo2010 #
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18 November 2009

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  • 00:23 I can never get enough of Expo 67's Ontario Pavilion presentation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3hDqKoHUqU (video) #
  • 08:59 RT @nycparks Parks Breaks Ground On Restoration Of 1939 World's Fair Relic bit.ly/Cm8Rd #
  • 09:01 RT @shanghaidaily Hillary Clinton visited construction site of the USA Pavilion, pledged her support for world's fair. is.gd/4WK8F #
  • 12:21 RT @greendiary BIO(da)TA: Sustainable thematic pavilion for Yeosu Expo 2012 ib.im/dxdnb #
  • 16:16 More informa tion about plans for Expo 2010's virtual world's fair: tr.im/Fbjhl Oddly, it doesn't include the link: www.expo.cn #
  • 16:16 RT @JRibakove twitpic.com/px2ek - I can't tell whether abandoned World's Fair structures look ominous or depressing. #
  • 19:52 RT @halloweely The more I read about 1893 Chicago World's Fair, the madder I am that time machines haven't been invented yet. TO THE MIDWAY! #
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17 November 2009

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  • 08:29 RT @judauzz Mayo Football cards include a hamburger card as part of the World's Fair Attractions set. bit.ly/7CRuk #
  • 08:30 RT @AskWildChina President Obama mentioned his willingness to attend The Shanghai World Expo next year. (From May 01 to Oct.31, 2010) #
  • 08:35 RT @teafordaydreams Hillary Clinton tours USA Shanghai Expo 2010 pavilion site/ sponsors? bit.ly/3yCI3U #
  • 08:37 RT @TheGumGuy: Danish Design School Kolding and Tongji University in Shanghai work on green bike designs for Expo 2010 j.mp/39K0X4 #
  • 18:40 @ jenniferdavis They still go on. We haven't had one in North America since 1986. Edmonton might get 2017, though. www.ExpoMuseum.com/ #
  • 18:45 RT @theseasonpass Daily Reminder: www.podcastawards.com Season Pass for Best Travel. ;) Thanks! #
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16 November 2009

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  • 10:52 The new www.expo.cn/ website is really addictive even if it isn't in English yet. It will grow into a virtual #expo2010 site. #
  • 16:57 @WDFMuseum has some great items from the 1964-'65 New York World's Fair as well as references to other world's fairs during Disney's life. #
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14 November 2009

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  • 08:04 @writeallthetime Actually the 1900 World's Fair CLOSED on 12 November 1900: www.ExpoMuseum.com/1900/ #
  • 08:08 The US Pavilion at Shanghai's #expo2010 is now hiring: www.usapavilion2010.com/jobs #
  • 08:15 ExpoMuseum's @ursochappell is interviewed in today's World Expo Blog post: bit.ly/1oM0zW #
  • 09:22 RT @edmontonstories A "deep green" vision for @UnivOfAlberta south campus. Potential showcase for Expo 2017 bit.ly/3H8GVB #yeg #
  • 12:30 RT @archdaily: Finland Pavillion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 bit.ly/3fQQ42 #
  • 15:03 The technology in the Australia Pavilion show at #expo2010 will be similar to that of Epcot's American Adventure, but in the round! #
  • 15:27 Aerial tramway could take guests across Milan to Expo 2015: bit.ly/2l3kJY #
  • 21:25 RT @BigOzone In 1939 NBC begins regular television broadcasts in New York, with opening of World's Fair. #
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13 November 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 10:33 @jralstin I believe you meant that the 1900 World's Fair CLOSED on 12 November 1900: www.ExpoMuseum.com/1900/ #
  • 10:37 RT @petemosley Competition to design/make the official gifts from the UK at ... Expo 2010 open to craft makers in Britain. ow.ly/B9sU #
  • 10:48 12 November 2009: 170 days until Shanghai's #expo2010 opens #
  • 11:41 Video about the "upcoming" 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville: bit.ly/2RuHr5 #
  • 13:43 Obama's schedule for Shanghai revealed: tr.im/EQq6 In his one day, he won't be visiting #expo2010 construction site. #
  • 18:55 Shanghai Expo Online is now online in Chinese: www.expo.cn/ English is expected later. It's very Flash/audio intensive! #
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12 November 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 10:48 RT @TXArchitect "Sun Valleys" to light up the 2010 World Expo and manipulate the space time continuum! tinyurl.com/yk6vs9l #
  • 11:30 The last world's fair in the US closed 25 years ago today: The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition: www.ExpoMusuem.com/1984/ #
  • 11:32 Video: Kool and the Gang perform "Get Down On It" at the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair, which closed 25 years ago today: tr.im/ELi0 #
  • 11:46 The last world's fair in the US closed 25 years ago today: The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition: www.ExpoMuseum.com/1984 #
  • 13:35 New Orleans' 1984 World's Fair featured the first official mascot: tr.im/ELMk Every world's fair since has had one except 1992 Genoa. #
  • 14:48 @PRCNO Yep... the PRC and the *other* PRC was there, too... who host the next world's fair in Shanghai. It was P. R. China's 2nd pavilion. #
  • 21:11 Seattle's 1962 World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) gets the MST3K treatment: bit.ly/4w3f63 #
  • 21:32 RT @stavestudio #Yeosu Expo 2012 Immersion, Emergence and Environmental Integration, images from the AIA Seattle...: bit.ly/ 2DyGCM #
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11 November 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 17:24 RT @ju_mp Thailand will bid for World Expo 2020 bit.ly/2ebd48 #
  • 17:27 More information about a possible Expo 2020 bid by Thailand: bit.ly/3dlO13 #
  • 20:01 Expo 2010 United States Pavilion design unveiled: bit.ly/344UYJ #expo2010 #
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10 November 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 00:16 It looks like Expo 2012 has changed mascots. I'll have to do some research. www.expo2012.or.kr/eng/expo2012/symbol.asp #
  • 13:56 Talking with some of the press, esp. younger folks: they have a hard time explaining the "expo" concept... that they're world's fairs. #
  • 15:20 RT @NYPLmssarchives The NY World's Fair 1939-40 records are held by the MSS & Archives Division @nypl Contact: www.nypl.org/mssref #
  • 15:21 RT @CyG_photos New York World's Fair 1964-65, BW, New York, NY, US bit.ly/3YHq0J #
  • 15:25 RT @SpaceHospital twitpic.com/ovvs7 - Why taking a boring elevator when you can take - The Bubbleator! (from 1962 Seattle WF) #
  • 15:29 @SpaceHospital The Bubbleator is now a greenhouse: bit.ly/3EW2dM #
  • 15:32 RT @CenterdinCHI Upcoming event: 1933 WORLD'S FAIR HOMES - 11/14/2009 bit.ly/Rp4sE #chicago #
  • 21:03 RT @worldexpoblog World Fairs historian and author Guillermo García Tirado writes for World Expo Blog ping.fm/yYfno #
  • 21:06 @stephenjoyce @JEBworks Switzerland's pinball machine toured after Expo 86. I saw it again at Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta in 1987. #
  • 21:10 The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) has updated their web site: www.bie-paris.org/ #
  • 21:20 RT @worldexpo2010 Thailand unveils its presentation in Expo 2010 tinyurl.com/ycbuefy #expo2010 #
  • 21:23 Video: Armenian jazz group The Time Report performing at Japan's Expo 2005: bit.ly/1x85XN #
  • 21:28 Hannover, Germany's Expo 2000 morphing logo and jingle were bo th groundbreaking: bit.ly/iBRt7 (video) #
  • 23:05 Video: Expo 93's Fantastic Odyssey lives on at Lotte World in Seoul: bit.ly/2lL614 #
  • 23:26 RT @contempstandard Bollettino: IMPRESSIONS OF EXPO 67 (cli.gs/zPT9v) #
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08 November 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 01:58 Updated the design of the home page. More changes will likely happen in the coming weeks as I try to make the site easier to use. #
  • 13:44 UCF is creating a virtual 1964-'65 New York World's Fair. Fox News thinks the cost is outrage: tr.im/EthW It's not: tr.im/Etin #
  • 14:20 @jgp_ppb The era of world's fairs lasts from 1851 to at least 2015... www.ExpoMuseum.com/ #
  • 16:37 Hippie minibus from Spokane's Expo 74 recovered... in Los Angeles... in a shipping container... tr.im/EtW9 #
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07 November 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 11:02 RT @jgerencser Hey, New Yorkers! Anyone know where I can find the primary archives (if such exists) of the 1939 World's Fair? #
  • 11:03 RT @nycre World's Fair Pavilion Gets A Hand: After an engineering study revealed that... After an engineering study... bit.ly/3wkkyV #
  • 11:04 RT @SenMitchell Just saw Mayor Mandel in Ottawa airport. he was in Ottawa working on Edmonton's 2017 world's fair bid. Good luck Edmonton. #
  • 13:25 First version of virtual Expo 2010 to be launched on 12 November: english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6806464.html #
  • 13:27 Some 1964-'65 World's Fair exhibits ended up at Disneyland. I wonder if some of Expo 2010's exhibits will end up at Disneyland Shanghai. #
  • 16:26 More info about '64-'65 NYWF New York State Pavilion preservation: tr.im/EnZN tr.im/Eo0h Perhaps we can go in some day. #
  • 16:32 Haibao breakdances in this new Expo 2010 promotional video: bit.ly/4ixfAR #
  • 16:37 Lots of new national pavilions added to this updated Expo 2010 video: bit.ly/3VT53s Spectacular renderings! #
  • 16:42 Video: great ove rview of world's fairs in general and Expo 2010 plans: bit.ly/4FwNwF #
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05 November 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 00:55 RT @HHShkMohd: Dubai 2020 working grp discssed & examind latest ideas 2 support & strengthen Dubai's bid for 2020 World Expo & Olympic Games #
  • 10:56 RT @SeriWallender twitpic.com/o69k2 - friend's family photo of Poseiden & The Mermaid from 1984 World's Fair- memories #
  • 11:09 1915 San Francisco fans: The @Exploratorium is free today and their 40th Anniversary celebrations start tomorrow! bit.ly/2wXIH3 #
  • 11:10 RT @AdamMinter: twitpic.com/o7op9 - New image of under-construction US Expo 2010 pavilion. Kind of looks like an outlet mall ... #
  • 16:53 @nadiasoul The world's fair next year in Shanghai will have an online option: bit.ly/IlqnN #
  • 16:53 Expo 2010's Australia Pavilion looking really close to finished: en.expo2010.cn/a/20091103/000004.htm #expo2010 #
  • 23:11 Open question: It's been 25 years since the US held a world's fair. When we hold the next one, where should it be? #
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01 November 2009

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 14:38 @drgonzolives Yes. There certainly all still world's fairs, but we haven't one in the US since 1984: www.ExpoMuseum.com/ #
  • 14:44 RT @tingc Shanghai and Yeosu Expo organizers collaborate: Organizers of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and the 2012... bit.ly/1VKIIl #
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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

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 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

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

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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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