Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne
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The Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life) was held from 25 May to 25 November 1937 in Paris, France. Both the Palais de Chaillot, housing the Musée de l'Homme,[1] and the Palais de Tokyo, which houses the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, were created for this exhibition that was officially sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions. A third building, Palais d'Iéna [fr], housing the permanent Museum of Public Works, which was originally to be among the new museums created on the hill of Chaillot on the occasion of the Exhibition, was not built until January 1937 and inaugurated in March 1939.[2]
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Overview | |
BIE-class | World exposition |
Name | Exposition Internationale des Arts et des Techniques appliqués à la vie moderne |
Building(s) | Palais de Chaillot, Palais de Tokyo |
Area | 101 hectares (250 acres) |
Visitors | 31,040,955 |
Participant(s) | |
Countries | 45 |
Location | |
Country | France |
City | Paris |
Venue | Trocadéro, Champ-de-Mars, Embankment of the Seine |
Coordinates | 48°51′44″N 02°17′17.7″E |
Timeline | |
Opening | 25 May 1937 (1937-05-25) |
Closure | 25 November 1937 (1937-11-25) |
World expositions | |
Previous | Brussels International Exposition (1935) in Brussels |
Next | 1939 New York World's Fair in New York City |
Specialised Expositions | |
Previous | ILIS 1936 in Stockholm |
Next | Second International Aeronautic Exhibition in Helsinki |
Internet | |
Website | www |