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Also celebrating the centennial of 1851's Great Exhibition, what 1951 U.K. event aimed to lift morale after World War II?

Question #150091. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Nov 06 2023.
Originally posted Nov 06 2023 8:59 PM.

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The Festival of Britain was a big display of Great Britain's accomplishments. So it was festive like a World's Fair, but it did not focus on any other countries of the world including the commonwealth nations.
Labour cabinet member Herbert Morrison was the prime mover; in 1947 he started with the original plan to celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851. However, it was not to be another World Fair, for international themes were absent, as was the British Commonwealth. Instead, the 1951 festival focused entirely on Britain and its achievements; it was funded chiefly by the government, with a budget of £12 million. The Labour government was losing support and so the implicit goal of the festival was to give the people a feeling of successful recovery from the war's devastation, as well as promoting British science, technology, industrial design, architecture and the arts.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_of_Britain

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Nov 06 2023.
Nov 06 2023, 9:03 PM
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