About World Expo



Historical Background


Categories of Past Expos


Categories of Present-Day Expos


International Exhibitions from 1851 to 2006


The table below lists international expositions in the 19th Century


The table below lists international expositions in the 20th Century


Notable World Expositions through the Centuries



The table below lists international expositions in the 20th Century[*]

[*] Asterisk indicates event with Thailand participation. (Source: Bureau of International Exhibitions, List of International Exhibitions 1851 – 2006)

International Expositions

Host City/Country
Year of Event
Expo Theme
14. St Louis, USA 1904* Celebration of the Centennial of the purchase of Louisiana on April 30th of 1803
15. Liege, Belgium 1905 Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Belgium Independence
16. Milan, Italy 1906 Transport
17. Brussels, Belgium 1910 -
18. Turin, Italy 1911* Industry and Labor
19. Ghent, Belgium 1913 -
20. San Francisco, USA 1915* Inauguration of the Panama Canal and celebration of the construction of San Francisco
21. Barcelona, Spain 1929 International Exhibition of Barcelona
22. Chicago, USA
1933
Century of Progress International Exposition
23. Milan, Italy
1933
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
24. Brussels, Belgium
1935
Transports Colonisation
25. Milan, Italy
1936
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
26. Paris, France
1937*
Arts and Technics in Modern Life
27. Helsinki, Finland
1939
Aviation
28. Liege, Belgium
1939
The Great Season of the Water
29. New York, USA
2482
Building the World of Tomorrow
30. Milan, Italy
1940
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
31. Milan Italy
1947
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
32. Port-au-Prince, Haiti
1949
Bicentennial of the foundation of Port-au-Prince
33. Lille, France
1951
Textile
34. Milan, Italy
1951
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
35. Jerusalem, Israel
1953
The Conquest of the desert
36. Rome, Italy
1953
Agriculture
37. Milan, Italy
1954
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
38. Naples, Italy
1954
Navigation
39. Helsingborg, Sweden
1955
Arts and Metiers
40. Turin, Italy
1955
Sport
41. Beit-Dagon, Israel
1956
Citriculture
42. Berlin, Germany
1957
Reconstruction of Hansa Area
43. Milan, Italy
1957
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
44. Brussels, Belgium
1958*
Evaluation of the World for a more human world
45. Milan, Italy
1960
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
46. Turin Italy
1961
Centenary Celebration of the Unification of Italy
47. Seattle, USA
1962
Man in the Space Age
48. Hamburg, Germany
1963
All categories of the horticulture : economic and cultural
49. Milan, Italy
1964
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
50. Vienna, Austria
1964*
International Horticultural
51. Munich, Germany
1965
Transports
52. Montreal, Canada
1967*
Man and His World
53. Milan, Italy
1968
Decorative Industrial and modern Arts and modern architecture
54. San Antonio, USA
1968*
The confluence of civilizations in the Americas
55. Paris, France
1969
Flowers of France and Flowers of the World
56. Osaka, Japan
1970*
Progress and Harmony for Mankind
57. Budapest, Hungary
1971*
Influence of hunting in man and arts
58. Amsterdam, Netherlands
1972
Effort accomplished by international horticulture
59. Hamburg, Germany
1973
International horticulture
60. Spokane, USA
1974
Celebrating Tomorrow's Fresh Environment
61. Vienna, Austria
1974*
International Horticulture
62. Okinawa, Japan
1975
The Sea we would like to see
63. Montreal, Canada
1980
Relationship between man's socio-culture activities and his physical environment
64. Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1981
Hunting, fishing and man in your Society
65. Amsterdam, Netherlands
1982*
International Horticulture
66. Knoxville, USA
1982
Energy turns the world
67. Munich, Germany
1983*
International Horticulture
68. New Orleans, USA
1984
The worlds of Rivers - Fresh water as a source of life
69. Liverpool, UK
1984
The progress accomplished by International and National Horticulture
70. Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1985*
Achievement of the Young Inventors
71. Tsukuba, Japan
1985*
Dwellings and surroundings - science and technology for man at home
72. Vancouver, Canada
1986*
World in Motion - World in Touch
73. Brisbane, Australia
1986*
Leisure in the age of technology
74. Milan, Italy
1988
Cities of the World and the future of Metropolis
75. Osaka, Japan
1990*
Relationship of gardens and greenery to human life helping in the creation of a rich 21st century society
76. Milan, Italy
1991
Life between Things and Nature (ecological intention and challenge)
77. Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1991
Youth activity for a peaceful world
78. Genoa, Italy
1992
Christopher Columbus - The Ship and the Sea
79. Seville, Spain
1992*
Age of Discovery
80. Stuttgart, Germany
1993
City and Nature - Responsible Approach
81. Taejon, South Korea
1993*
The Challenge of a new road to development
82. Milan, Italy
1996
Identities and differences. Integration and plurality in today forms. Cultures between ephemeral and durable
83. Lisbon, Portugal
1998
Oceans - A Heritage for the Future
84. Kunming, China
1999*
Man and Nature - Marching into 21st Century
85. Hannover, Germany
2000*
Humankind, Nature, Technology
86. Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands
2002
Contribution of Horticulture to the quality of life in the 21st Century
87. Rostock, Germany
2003
The Green Exposition by the Seaside
88. Aichi, Japan
2005*
Nature's Wisdom
89. Zaragoza, Spain
2008*
Water and Sustainable Development
90. Shanghai, China
2010*
Better City, Better Life





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