Stockton, California

What do the telephone, the Ferris Wheel, nylon stockings and a 28,000-pound typewriter have in common? They were just a few of the thousands of products, curiosities and inventions that made their debut at one of 17 international festivals on American soil.Beginning with the 1853 Crystal Palace exhibition in New York through the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, World’s Fairs have emphasized the technological, cultural and political advances that form the American society we enjoy today.The exhibition is organized by the Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware, and is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, the oldest nonprofit regional arts organization in the United States

Exhibition is included with regular museum admission: $5- Adults; $2.50- seniors, students and youth 10-17; FREE- museum members, children under 10 & 1st Saturday of the month.

Hours:

Wednesdays through Fridays, 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays, 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
1st & 3rd Thursdays, 1:30 to 9:00 p.m.