1914 Jubilee Exhibition

[1][2][3][4] The idea for the exhibition is credited to architect Torolf Prytz, in a proposal to the board of Kristiania haandverks- og industriforening in 1907.

[3] Kværner Bruk won a gold medal for their contributions, which included construction elements of the Machinery hall.

Among the performances in "Sangerhallen" was Edvard Grieg's Kongekvadet, and a new cantata written by Nils Collett Vogt with music by Christian Sinding.

Actor Johan Fahlstrøm recited the national hymn "Ja, vi elsker dette landet".

At the outbreak of World War I the Tyrolean orchestra and a German brass band had to leave, heading for the front.

On the closing day, Sunday, 11 October, there were more than 100,000 visitors, and a fireworks ceremony ended the exhibition.

All day they could stand and stare at the activities of the around 80 aborigins"; spectators "let themselves mesmerize by the fantastic African village", according to Sverre Bjørstad Graff.

[8] During the planning stage of the exhibition, a Dagbladet article said that it would be preferable with a large open-air theatre in the entertainment area rather than a "gang of filthy, begging rascals from the fever swamps of Zulu".

[8] Benno Singer was the man behind this exhibition, and he "clearly knew what was required to catch the public's attention", according to Graff.