History Museum’s 1904 World’s Fair exhibit opens April 27 | News World

ST. LOUIS — Relive the wonder and the complexities of the 1904 World’s Fair in the brand new exhibit at the Missouri History Museum slated to open later this month.


What You Need To Know

  • The new exhibit features more than 200 artifacts, such as ruby glass that people bought as souvenirs, construction equipment used to build the Fair, the desk of the president of the Fair and more
  • The center of the exhibit is a 1:400 scale model of the 1904 World’s Fair fairgrounds that shows visitors the enormity of the 1,200-acre exhibition
  • bove the scale model, a projection screen displays a series of 120 photographs commemorating the years since the Fair, and shows the buildings and the people who attended, and those who were put on display there
  • The grand opening of the new exhibit is Saturday, April 27, with festivities beginning at 9:30 a.m. with a parade

Approximately 20 million visitors from around the world attended the 1904 World’s Fair in Forest Park roughly 120 years ago.

The new exhibit features more than 200 artifacts, such as ruby glass that people bought as souvenirs, construction equipment used to build the Fair, the desk of the president of the Fair and more, according to Adam Kloppe, Missouri History Museum historian.

It also includes hundreds of photos,…

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