page_title: World's fair
section_title: Cultural exchange (1939–1987)
hierarchical_section_title: World's fair / History / Cultural exchange (1939–1987)
caption_attribution_description: English: Ice Follies at 1962 Worlds Fair (Century 21 Exposition, Seattle, Washington, USA).Item 77825, Jim Skinner Photograph Collection (Record Series 9975-01), Seattle Municipal Archives.
context_page_description: A world's fair or world fair is a large international exhibition designed to showcase achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specific site for a period of time, ranging usually from three to six months.
  The term "world's fair" is typically used in the United States. In French the term Exposition universelle is used; in other Romance languages such as Spanish, Italian, and Romanian, the translation of the French term is used. In the non-Romance languages of Europe, and in Asia and the Middle East, World Expo or Specialised Expo are commonly used. The short term Expo has been applied to both types of Expos in various locations since 1967.
  Since the 1928 Convention Relating to International Exhibitions came into force, the Bureau of International Expositions has served as an international sanctioning body for international exhibitions. Four types of international exhibition are organised under the auspices of the BIE: World Expos, Specialised Expos, Horticultural Expos and the Milan Triennial. Depending on their category, international exhibitions may last from three weeks to six months.
context_section_description: The 1939–40 New York World's Fair, and those that followed, took a different approach, one less focused on technology and aimed more at cultural themes and social progress. For instance, the theme of the 1939 fair was "Building the World of Tomorrow"; at the 1964–65 New York World's Fair, it was "Peace Through Understanding"; at the 1967 International and Universal Exposition in Montreal, it was "Man and His World". These fairs encouraged effective intercultural communication along with sharing of technological innovation.
  The 1967 International and Universal Exposition in Montreal was promoted under the name Expo 67. Event organizers retired the term world's fair in favor of Expo (the Montreal Expos, a former Major League Baseball team, was named for the 1967 fair).
caption: Ice Follies at the Seattle 1962 World's Fair
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