The Blunders of the Commissioners--Small Attendance Compared with 1851--Peculiarities of the Exhibition--The Japanese. Share full article. June 2, 1862.

On May 1 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition. By the time it closed on October 15 it had attracted more than six million people, nearly a third of the population.

A new exhibition opens at a town gallery as part of festival events. Revelations - Four Centuries of Museum Exhibitions, ...

The report of the Board of Management, Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, dated December 1946, covers the seven years since July 25, 1939 (from the Commission, 1 Lowther Gardens, London ...

While the Great Exhibition of 1851 showcased Britain’s most advanced and acclaimed industrial capabilities across a number of exhibits, the five-month-long event’s crown jewel undoubtedly came ...