ABSTRACT
<<ABSTRACT This chapter examines how the Australian colonies contributed to, and developed their own, international exhibitions during the nineteenth century. For exhibition makers, the desire to participate in international expositions helped to establish a culture of display and an understanding of exhibition management enabling them to launch their own ambitious shows. We trace a trajectory from Australians participating in international expositions to staging inter-colonial shows to hosting full-scale international expositions within the colonies, revealing a growth in confidence and capacity. These early exhibitions established expectations for public displays within the colonies and cultivated an audience who were ready to consume more ambitious offerings.
Key exhibitions
Natural and Industrial Products of New South Wales, Australian Museum, Sydney, 1854
Melbourne Exhibition, 1854, in Connexion with the Paris Exhibition, 1855
Intercolonial Exhibition of Australia, Melbourne, 1866–7
Sydney International Exhibition, 1879
Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880
Exhibition of British Art by the Royal Anglo-Australian Society of Artists, Melbourne, 1890>>
