New Zealand Exhibition

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1865 Dunedin
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New Zealand Exhibition Building, Dunedin, 1865
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
NameNew Zealand Exhibition
Visitors31250
Organized by John Hyde Harris, James Hector, Alfred Eccles and Thomas Forrester
Participant(s)
Countries12
Location
Country Colony of New Zealand
City Dunedin
Coordinates 45°52′9.84″S170°30′30.96″E / 45.8694000°S 170.5086000°E / -45.8694000; 170.5086000
Timeline
Opening12 January 1865
Closure6 May 1865

The New Zealand Exhibition held in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1865 was a world's fair [1] visited by 31250 people. [2] It was the first world's fair held in New Zealand. [1] It opened on 12 January and ran until 6 May 1865. [3]

Contents

Organisation

Following the Bazaar and Industrial Exhibition of 1862, held in Dunedin, a group of gentlemen formed a committee for the promotion of a similar exhibition to be held on a larger scale in Dunedin in 1865. An application was made in February 1863 to the Governor requesting the formation of a Royal Commission, which was granted in May. The Provincial Government provided the sum of £4,000 for the aid of general purposes and another £4,000 to build a suitable building. John Hyde Harris was president of the executive, James Hector was commissioner and juror, Alfred Eccles the secretary [4] and Thomas Forrester building superintendent. [5]

Architecture

A low-level site on King Street was secured and a contract was let to Messrs. George Cornwell and Edward Horsman on November 11, 1863 for £10,250 to erect the Main Building. There was a large two-story stone Italianate building with clock tower and a series of annexes all designed by Mason and Clayton, [6] with a central courtyard derived from Fowler's design of Covent Garden market. [7] It was not completely finished when the fair opened. [6]

International participation

From the America came exhibits from Canada and the United States. From Europe came exhibits from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, and the Netherlands. The sole Asian exhibiting nation was that of India. From Oceania, the colonies of New Zealand were well represented as were New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. Altogether there came 1,598 exhibits from about 700 exhibitors.

Legacy

Exhibits from the exhibition provided the opening collection of the colonial museum, and added to the collection at the Otago Museum, [6] and the main building was converted into a new hospital for Dunedin. The old annex at the rear of the building was torn down in the mid-1890s, and a fire in the tower in 1897 almost destroyed the entire building. The old exhibition hospital finally was torn down in 1933. [7]

After the exhibition, the collections were put into store and the art works were included in formation of Otago Society of Arts in 1876. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 McCarthy, Conal (2008). "Dunedin 1865". In Pelle, Findling (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 34. ISBN   9780786434169.
  2. ↑ Phillips, Jock. "Exhibitions and world's fairs – New Zealand exhibitions, 1865 to 1900'". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Attendance at major New Zealand exhibitions, 1865–1940 – Exhibitions and world's fairs – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand" . Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Pelle, Findling, ed. (2008). "Appendix C:Fair Officials". Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 418. ISBN   9780786434169.
  5. ↑ "Forrester, Thomas – Biography – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand" . Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 McCarthy, Conal (2008). "Dunedin 1865". In Pelle, Findling (ed.). Encyclopedia of World's Fairs and Expositions. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 35. ISBN   9780786434169.
  7. 1 2 "1865 – Exhibition Building, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand – Architecture of New Zealand – Archiseek – Irish Architecture" . Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Rice, Rebecca (2013). "Creating culture in a colonial context:fine art at 1865 New Zealand Exhibition". Anti-po-des Design Journal. 2: 11–23.
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