The Great Exhibition
Viewed as a high point of Queen Victoria’s reign, the Great Exhibition opened in May 1851 at the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park and featured thousands of exhibits promoting Britain, her empire and innovations from overseas.
Related collections you might be interested in:
- 19th Century British Library Newspapers
- Covering the long reign of Queen Victoria, this archive provides first-hand information on press coverage to the build-up and opening of the Great Exhibition, which eventually attracted over six million visitors and was critiqued by most of the leading figures of the day.
- A Vision of Britain Through Time
- Two centuries of rapid, wide-reaching change charted across the British population.
- Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource
- The hugely influential 19th century art movement in digital form.
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