The Baltic Exhibition was held in Malmö, Sweden from May 15, 1914 until October 4, 1914. (The official closing date, September 30th, was later extended by four days, as permitted in the general rules.) The event showcased the industry, art and culture of Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Russia — the four countries then bordering the Baltic Sea. The city itself has no beaches on the Baltic, but there is one nearby at Øresund.
The Baltic Games were held at the same time; the swimming competitions, lasting for twelve days, attracted many internationally known athletes.
For the occasion many of Malmö's parks were renovated and a large new park, Pildammsparken, was created. The Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg designed several of the buildings constructed for the Exhibition. Although most were removed soon afterwards, a few have survived.
The First World War interrupted the Exhibition when Germany and Russia entered the conflict on opposing sides. After the war Russia no longer existed, and some of the Russian art displayed in Malmö remained and eventually became part of the city's own collections.
Famous quotes containing the word exhibition:
“The hardiest skeptic who has seen a horse broken, a pointer trained, or has visited a menagerie or the exhibition of the Industrious Fleas, will not deny the validity of education. “A boy,” says Plato, “is the most vicious of all beasts;” and in the same spirit the old English poet Gascoigne says, “A boy is better unborn than untaught.””
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)