The Vienna World’s Fair of 1873: Big Plans, not so big Results

Published: Oct. 4, 2020, 2 p.m.

Recently, the study of the various world’s fairs held around the globe starting in London in 1851 have attracted scholars’ attention. Professor Patrouch takes listeners on a virtual tour of the international exhibition held in Vienna in 1873, placing it in the context of an empire recently defeated in war and trying to regain some type of position on the world stage.