Exhibitions

Exhibitions (Latin exhibere, to shew, display) are public displays, generally of art or industries or productions. Their number and kind are many; but the most noted are the series of Industrial Exhibitions, inaugurated in England at the instance of the late Prince Consort in 1851 This has been folloewd by many, in all countries, England, France, America, etc. The French Exhibition of 1889 was in commemoration of the centenary of the Revolution, and wasrendered famous by the well-known Eiffel Tower.