General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm (1897)

The Stockholm Exhibition in 1897 (Swedish Stockholmsutställningen 1897 or Allmänna const -och industriutställningen ) was an art and industrial exhibition in Stockholm, which took place in the summer of 1897.

You should demonstrate what the Swedish and Norwegian industrialism (Norway was in union with Sweden ) had brought about. It was initiated by the then Crown Prince Gustav, Gustav V later, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Regent Oscar II

The exhibition area was located on the western Djurgården near the open-air museum Skansen, right on the southern shore of Djurgårdsbrunnsviken. While a few summer months showed in about a hundred spectacular buildings and pavilions 3,722 exhibitors presented their products. The responsible architect was Carl Westman. The large exhibition hall came from the architect Ferdinand Boberg and Fredrik Lilljekvist. This hall with the great dome and four minarets, two of which are equipped with lifts, made an impression oriental. In 100 meters there was a viewing platform. The building was constructed entirely of wood and brought Ferdinand Boberg a great recognition.

To show Exotic and historical scenes, was modern. There was a fairy grotto and a fishing pavilion. The Biological Museum, the Nordic birds and mammals were represented in their natural environment, stuffed everything. The giant cyclorama came from the painter Bruno Liljefors.

The exhibition also demonstrates how technological innovations were the X-rays and Sweden's first filming, the King Oscar II showed on his arrival at the exhibition. The film came about in connection with the cinematographic demonstrations of the Lumière brothers at the exhibition.

Of the many buildings today, there are only a few, including the so-called Skåne gruvan of architect Gustaf Wickman, the Biological Museum and the Nordic Museum, the latter was not yet completed the exhibition.

Other major exhibitions in Sweden

  • Stockholm Exhibition 1866
  • Stockholm Arts and Crafts Exhibition 1909
  • Stockholm Exhibition in 1930, Stockholmsutställningen 1930
  • Helsingborg Exhibition 1955 H55
  • H99, Helsingborg Exhibition 1999
Biological museum (Stockholm) Stockholm Exhibition (1930)
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