Brussels International Exposition (1910)
The Brussels International Exposition of 1910 was a world's fair held in Brussels, Belgium, from 23 April to 1 November 1910. This was just thirteen years after Brussels' previous world's fair. It received 13 million visitors, covered and lost 100,000 Belgian francs.
Location
The grounds and buildings were partly located around the Solbosch/Solbos district, and partly in the Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark, where the fine art's exhibition took place. The colonial exhibition was hosted in the newly built Palace of the Colonies, today's Royal Museum for Central Africa, in the suburb of Tervuren. Another major site for the exhibition was the Mont des Arts/Kunstberg in central Brussels, although this site was largely demolished during the post-war construction process of Brusselisation.Country participation
There were 26 participating countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Persia, Peru, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United States and Uruguay.The Dutch and German pavilions displayed the decorative arts and architecture of their home country. The Italian pavilion illustrated the Italian Renaissance. The Belgian pavilion was represented through the cities of Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp and Liège.
Exhibits
The exhibition was dedicated to science, the arts, industry and trade. The fine art's section included modern art loaned by the French including three works each by Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin and Auguste Renoir, as well as two works by Henri Matisse. Painters who participated included the Belgian Aloïs Boudry who won a silver medal, and the French Adrien Karbowsky.During the exhibition, the altarpiece of St. John Berchman's Church was presented. The Belgian engineer also exhibited his new Type 10 pacific locomotive.