Innovation at the World Expo 1851 - now
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In the context of the 34th World Expo opening in Milan this spring, Het Nieuwe Instituut approaches this phenomenon from different perspectives with three exhibitions between April 26 and August 23, 2015. From the at times extremely sober and at others downright over-the-top pavilions the Netherlands has put together over the last hundred years, to the great influence of glass on our progress, and a glimpse into a future with living machines.
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Credits: Worker manipulating small glass objects in the hot bay with manipulator arms. Photographer unknown, ca. 1969. Repository: Library of Congress. Download Image
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Credits: Building site World Expo Osaka, Japan, february 1969. Photographer unknown. Collection National Archives of the Netherlands. Download Image
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Credits: Dutch pavilion World Expo Montreal, Canada, 1967. Architects: W. Eijkelenboom and A. Middelhoek. Photographer unknown. Collection National Archives of the Netherlands. Download Image
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Credits: Dutch pavilion World Expo Brussels, Belgium, 1935. Architect: D. Roosenburg. Photographer unknown. Collection Het Nieuwe Instituut. Download Image
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Credits: Dutch pavilion World Expo Brussels, Belgium, 1930. Architect: H. Th. Wijdeveld. Photographer unknown. Collection Het Nieuwe Instituut. Download Image
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Credits: Glass Cow in the permanent exhibition of the German Hygiene Museum, 1967. Photo Richard Peter jun. Collection SLUB Dresden / Deutsche Fotothek Download Image
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Credits: Capacitor and prism for projection. Photo Franz Stoedtner. Collection SLUB Dresden / Deutsche Fotothek Download Image
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Credits: Dutch Pavilion World Expo, Brussels 1958. Photo Cees van der Meulen. © Nederlands Fotomuseum / Cees van der Meulen Download Image
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Credits: F. Meydam. Laboratory Glass, Plastiek, 1958. Collection Nationaal Glasmuseum Download Image
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Credits: El Ultimo Grito. A Rematerialisation: Industries, 2013. Borosilicate glass. Photo POI Download Image
Innovation at the World Expo
27 February In the context of the 34th World Expo opening in Milan this spring, Het Nieuwe Instituut approaches this phenomenon from different perspectives with three exhibitions between April 26 and August 23, 2015. From the at times extremely sober and at others downright over-the-top pavilions the Netherlands has put together over the last hundred years, to the great influence of glass on our progress, and a glimpse into a future with living machines.
Innovation at the World Expo
10 March In the context of the 34th World Expo opening in Milan this spring, Het Nieuwe Instituut addresses this phenomenon from different perspectives, between April 26 and August 23, in three exhibitions: What is the Netherlands, The Machine Garden and GLASS. The recurring question in the programme is: under what conditions is innovation achieved, and what role do designers play within that process?
What is the Netherlands. 14 entries to the World Expo
March 24 In the context of the 34th World Expo opening in Milan this spring, Het Nieuwe Instituut addresses this phenomenon from different perspectives between April 26 and August 23. The exhibition What is the Netherlands shows how the Dutch entries to the World Expo have always been the result of collaborations between government, industry, designers and artists.