World's fair
List of expositions
List of official world expositions (Universal and International/Specialised) according to the Bureau International des Expositions.

World's fair

Section Title: List of expositions
Table Section Text: List of official world expositions (Universal and International/Specialised) according to the Bureau International des Expositions.

Dates	Name of Exposition	Country	City	Category	Theme

04/1851 – 10/1851	The Great Exhibition	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	London	World Expo	Industry of all Nations

05/1855 – 11/1855	Exhibition Universelle / Paris International	France	Paris	World Expo	Agriculture, Industry and Art

05/1862 – 11/1862	International Exhibition	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	London	World Expo	Industry and Arts

04/1867 – 11/1867	Exposition Universelle / Paris International	France	Paris	World Expo	Agriculture, Industry and Arts

05/1873 – 10/1873	Weltausstellung 1873 Wien / Austrian International Exposition	Austria-Hungary	Vienna	World Expo	Culture and Education

05/1876 – 11/1876	Centennial Exposition	United States	Philadelphia	World Expo	Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine

05/1878 – 11/1878	Exposition Universelle / Paris International Exposition	France	Paris	World Expo	New Technologies

10/1880 – 04/1881	Melbourne International Exhibition	United Kingdom Australia (colony of Victoria)	Melbourne	World Expo	Arts, Manufacturing, Agriculture and Industrial Products of all Nations

04/1888 – 12/1888	Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888)	Spain	Barcelona	World Expo	Fine and Industrial Arts

05/1889 – 10/1889	Exposition Universelle / Paris International Exposition	France	Paris	World Expo	French Revolution

05/1893 – 10/1893	World's Columbian Exposition	United States	Chicago	World Expo	Discovery of America

05/1897 – 11/1897	Brussels International Exposition	Belgium	Brussels	World Expo	Modern Life

04/1900 – 11/1900	Paris International	France	Paris	World Expo	19th Century: an overview

04/1904 – 12/1904	Louisiana Purchase	United States	St. Louis	World Expo	Louisiana Purchase

04/1905 – 11/1905	Liège International (1905)	Belgium	Liège	World Expo	Commemoration of the 75th anniversary of independence

04/1906 – 11/1906	Milan International	Italy	Milan	World Expo	Transport

04/1910 – 11/1910	Brussels International Exhibition	Belgium	Brussels	World Expo	Works of Art and Science, Agricultural and Industrial Products of All Nations

04/1913 – 11/1913	Exposition universelle et international / Ghent International Exposition	Belgium	Ghent	World Expo	Peace, Industry and Art

02/1915 – 12/1915	Panama–Pacific International Exposition	United States	San Francisco	World Expo	Inauguration of the Panama Canal

05/1929 – 01/1930	Barcelona International Exposition	Spain	Barcelona	World Expo	Arts, Industry and Sport

05/1933 – 10/1934	Century of Progress	United States	Chicago	World Expo	The independence among Industry and scientific research

04/1935 – 11/1935	Brussels International Exposition	Belgium	Brussels	World Expo	Transports

05/1936 – 06/1936	ILIS 1936	Sweden	Stockholm	Specialised Expo	Aviation

05/1937 – 11/1937	Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne / Paris International Exposition	France	Paris	World Expo	Arts and Technology in modern life

05/1938 – 05/1938	Second International Aeronautic Exhibition	Finland	Helsinki	Specialised Expo	Aerospace

04/1939 – 10/1940	New York World's Fair	United States	New York City	World Expo	Building The World of Tomorrow

05/1939 – 09/1939	Exposition internationale de l'eau (1939)	Belgium	Liège	Specialised Expo	Art of Water

07/1947 – 08/1947	International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing	France	Paris	Specialised Expo	Urbanism and Housing

07/1949 – 08/1949	Universal Sport Exhibition (1949)	Sweden	Stockholm	Specialised Expo	Sport and physical culture

09/1949 – 10/1949	The International Exhibition of Rural Habitat in Lyon	France	Lyon	Specialised Expo	Rural Habitat

12/1949 – 06/1950	Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince	Haiti	Port-au-Prince	World Expo	The festival of Peace

04/1951 – 05/1951	The International Textile Exhibition	France	Lille	Specialised Expo	Textile

07/1953 – 10/1953	EA 53	Italy	Rome	Specialised Expo	Agriculture

09/1953 – 10/1953	Conquest of the Desert (exhibition)	Israel	Jerusalem	Specialised Expo	Conquest of the Desert

05/1954 – 10/1954	The International Exhibition of Navigation (1954)	Italy	Naples	Specialised Expo	Navigation

05/1955 – 06/1955	The International Expo of Sport (1955)	Italy	Turin	Specialised Expo	Sport

06/1955 – 08/1955	Helsingborg exhibition 1955	Sweden	Helsingborg	Specialised Expo	Modern Man in the Environment

05/1956 – 06/1956	Exhibition of citriculture	Israel	Beit Dagan	Specialised Expo	Citrus

07/1957 – 09/1957	Interbau	Germany	Berlin	Specialised Expo	Reconstruction of Hansa District

07/1958 – 09/1958	Brussels World's Fair	Belgium	Brussels	World Expo	A World View: A New Humanism

05/1961 – 10/1961	Expo 61	Italy	Turin	Specialised Expo	Celebration of centennial of Italian unity

04/1962 – 10/1962	Century 21 Exposition	United States	Seattle	World Expo	Man in the Space Age

04/1964 – 10/1965	1964 New York World's Fair	United States	New York	World Expo	Peace Through Understanding

06/1965 – 10/1965	IVA 65	Germany	Munich	Specialised Expo	Transport

04/1967 – 10/1967	Expo '67	Canada	Montreal	World Expo	Man and His World

04/1968 – 10/1968	HemisFair '68	United States	San Antonio	Specialised Expo	Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas

03/1970 – 09/1970	Expo '70	Japan	Osaka	World Expo	Progress and Harmony for Mankind

08/1971 – 09/1971	Expo 71	Hungary	Budapest	Specialised Expo	The Hunt through the World

05/1974 – 11/1974	Expo '74	United States	Spokane	Specialised Expo	Celebrating Tomorrow's Fresh New Environment

07/1975 – 01/1976	Expo '75	Japan	Okinawa	Specialised Expo	The Sea We would like to See

06/1981 – 07/1981	Expo 81	Bulgaria	Plovdiv	Specialised Expo	Hunting

05/1982 – 10/1982	1982 World's Fair	United States	Knoxville	Specialised Expo	Energy Turns the World

05/1984 – 11/1984	1984 World's Fair	United States	New Orleans	Specialised Expo	The World of Rivers– Fresh Water as a source of life

03/1985 – 09/1985	1985 World's Fair	Japan	Tsukuba	Specialised Expo	Dwellings and Surroundings – Science and Technology for Man at Home

11/1985 – 11/1985	Expo 85	Bulgaria	Plovdiv	Specialised Expo	Inventions

05/1986 – 10/1986	Expo '86	Canada	Vancouver	Specialised Expo	Transportation and Communication: World in Motion - World in Touch

04/1988 – 10/1988	Expo '88	Australia	Brisbane	Specialised Expo	Leisure in the Age of Technology

06/1991 – 07/1991	Expo 91	Bulgaria	Plovdiv	Specialised Expo	The activity of young people in the service of a World of Peace

04/1992 – 10/1992	Expo '92	Spain	Seville	World Expo	The Era of Discovery

05/1992 – 08/1992	Expo Colombo '92	Italy	Genoa	Specialised Expo	Christopher Columbus, The Ship and the Sea

08/1993 – 11/1993	Expo '93	South Korea	Daejeon	Specialised Expo	The Challenge of a New Road of Development

05/1998 – 09/1998	Expo '98	Portugal	Lisbon	Specialised Expo	The Oceans: A Heritage for the Future

06/2000 – 10/2000	Expo 2000	Germany	Hanover	World Expo	Man, Nature, Technology

03/2005 – 09/2005	Expo 2005	Japan	Aichi	Specialised Expo	Nature's Wisdom

06/2008 – 09/2008	Expo 2008	Spain	Zaragoza	Specialised Expo	Water and Sustainable development

05/2010 – 10/2010	Expo 2010	China	Shanghai	World Expo	Better City, Better Life

05/2012 – 08/2012	Expo 2012	South Korea	Yeosu	Specialised Expo	The Living Ocean and Coast

05/2015 – 10/2015	Expo 2015	Italy	Milan	World Expo	Feeding the planet, Energy for life

06/2017 – 09/2017	Expo 2017	Kazakhstan	Astana	Specialised Expo	Future Energy

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The recent international exhibition, Expo 2017, was held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

final_sentence: The recent international exhibition, Expo 2017, was held in Astana, Kazakhstan.