1931 Colonial Exhibition In Paris
The Paris Colonial Exhibition (or "''Exposition coloniale internationale''", International Colonial Exhibition) was a six-month colonial exhibition held in Paris, France, in 1931 that attempted to display the diverse cultures and immense resources of France's colonial possessions. History The exposition opened on 6 May 1931 in the Bois de Vincennes on the eastern outskirts of Paris. The scale was enormous.Leininger-Miller 54. It is estimated that from 7 to 9 million visitors came from over the world. The French government brought people from the colonies to Paris and had them create native arts and crafts and perform in grandly scaled reproductions of their native architectural styles such as huts or temples.Leininger-Miller 55. Other nations participated in the event, including The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy (with a pavilion designed by Armando Brasini), Japan, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Politically, France hoped the exposition would pain ...
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