Exposition Coloniale Internationale (Paris, 1931)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:annualVisitors approximately 33 million
gptkbp:commissioner Maréchal Lyautey
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:endDate 1931-11-15
gptkbp:exhibitedColonies gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:French_Polynesia
gptkb:Guadeloupe
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Martinique
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkb:French_Southern_and_Antarctic_Lands
gptkb:Indochina
gptkb:Equatorial_Africa
gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkb:Réunion
gptkb:French_India
New Caledonia
Wallis and Futuna
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Exposition_internationale_des_arts_et_techniques_dans_la_vie_moderne_(1937)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Exposition Coloniale Internationale (Paris, 1931)
gptkbp:legacy debate on colonialism and racism in France
Palais de la Porte Dorée now houses the Musée de l'Histoire de l'Immigration
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Bois_de_Vincennes
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Palais_de_la_Porte_Dorée
gptkb:Pavillon_de_l'Afrique_Occidentale_Française
gptkb:Temple_d'Angkor_(reconstruction)
gptkbp:notableEvent anti-colonial protests
gptkbp:notableExhibit ethnographic displays
African villages
art and crafts from colonies
colonial products and resources
pavilions representing each colony
reconstruction of Angkor Wat
zoo with colonial animals
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Albert_Sarraut
gptkb:André_Gide
gptkb:Paul_Reynaud
gptkb:Léon_Blum
Maréchal Lyautey
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:French_government
gptkbp:precededBy Exposition internationale des arts décoratifs et industriels modernes (1925)
gptkbp:purpose to display the diverse cultures and resources of the French colonial empire
gptkbp:startDate 1931-05-06
gptkbp:theme gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Exposition_Internationale_(Paris,_1937)
gptkb:Ibero-American_Exposition_of_1929
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8