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> Why, 70 years on, does this one cultural event – first proposed in 1943 as a commemorative rehash of the Great Exhibition (with a not-dissimilar mix of indust
by rurounijones 5y ago
> Why, 70 years on, does this one cultural event – first proposed in 1943 as a commemorative rehash of the Great Exhibition (with a not-dissimilar mix of industry and imperialism) – endure in the national imagination
Am Brit: Know of The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace... Never heard of this one. I wonder if the "endure in the national imagination" is pushing the facts somewhat.
- fkvrjvd 5y agoIcon is a design magazine. If you've ever been to a museum with a gallery of 20th C British design, you'll have passed at least one item in "Festival of Britain style". It was a thing in the 50s. You're probably right that the Festival of Britain isn't a household name any more, though.
- lmm 5y agoI was very conscious of it, though admittedly living in London we had a concrete reminder in the South Bank.
- jhbadger 5y agoYes. In case people don't get the reference, The Royal Festival Hall concert venue (still there) is named that because it was built for the Festival of Britain. Like most festivals/world's fairs, etc., most of the buildings built for it were removed after it ended, but that one stayed.