21st-Century World's Fairs - Part 1: Introduction

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Exhibitions Designing Tomorrow: America’s World’s Fairs of the 1930s 10/02/10-09/05/11 Be There 21st-Century World's Fairs October 25, 2010

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Presented By: Laura Schiavo
Date Recorded: October 25, 2010
Duration: 00:07:33

What is the relevancy of world's fairs of today? Robert R. Haynie, Global Partnerships Liaison, U.S. Department of State Jack Masey, exhibition designer, author, and former Foreign Service officer, and Robert Rydell, professor of history at Montana State University, consider their legacy, and the significance of Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Laura Schiavo, co-curator of the exhibition Designing Tomorrow: America's World's Fairs of the 1930's, introduces the program.

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