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Exposition internationale coloniale, maritime et d'art flamand

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Martha Van Coppenolle's gold medal won for designing banner for the exhibition
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
Area170.5 acres[1]
Visitors468,323
Organized byAlfred Martougin (chairman) and Adrien van der Burch (government commissioner general)
Participant(s)
Countries27[a]
Location
CountryBelgium
CityAntwerp
Coordinates51°11′24.1″N 4°23′24.8″E / 51.190028°N 4.390222°E / 51.190028; 4.390222
Timeline
Opening26 April 1930
Closure4 November 1930
Simultaneous
OtherExposition of 1930 (Liège)

The Exposition Internationale of Colonial, Maritime, and Art was a world's fair held in Antwerp in 1930 in conjunction with another Belgian exhibition at the same time Exposition of 1930 in Liège[2][3] to mark 100 years of Belgium's independence.[3]

It was opened on 26 April 1930 by King Albert and Queen Elizabeth and closed on 5 November.[1] There were 468,323 visitors.[3]

International participants[edit]

Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Congo, Denmark, Finland, France, Gold Coast, Great Britain, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, la Lettonie, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Malaya, Nigeria, Norway, Pays-Bas, Persia, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.[a]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b The numbers participating should be taken with a pinch of salt.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Antwerp/Liege World's Fair 1930".
  2. ^ "'International Exposition'".
  3. ^ a b c "Antwerp-Liege-1930.pdf" (PDF).