Minister Charles Rogier introduced the idea of fostering the various branches of industry like the arts, encouraging the exhibition of foreign and Belgian products.

[2] Drawing a large crowd from both the kingdom and abroad, the exhibition at the Palace of National Industry featured 1,020 exhibitors, with 813 Belgians submitting their products.

Showcased were Tournai's tapestries, machines from Liège and Brussels, and fabrics from cities like Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Ypres, Courtrai, and Verviers.

[1] The idea of another industrial exhibition emerged, giving different localities of the Kingdom of Belgium a chance to present their natural resources and specialized manufactured goods to the public.

It was attended by Brabant governor Goswin de Stassart, Jean-Joseph Raikem, and Auguste Duvivier, along with members of the Senate of Belgium and the Chamber of Representatives.

By August, a jury of nearly 40 members was appointed to evaluate the exhibited products and award merit prizes, distinctions, or honorable mentions to the kingdom's manufacturers, artists, and craftsmen.

[3] On 4 January 1847, a royal decree by Leopold I of Belgium established a fourth public exhibition of the products of the national industry to be opened in Brussels on 1 July 1847.