The Antwerp International Exposition (Dutch: Wereldtentoonstelling van Antwerpen, French: Exposition Internationale d'Anvers) was a world's fair held in Antwerp, Belgium, between 5 May and 5 November 1894.
It covered 65.5 acres (265,000 m2), attracted 3 million visits and made a profit.
[2] There were several participating nations: German Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, China, Congo, Denmark, Spain, United States, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Persia, Portugal, Romania, Russia, the South African Republic (for which Gerard Jacob Theodoor Beelaerts van Blokland was Commissaire Général),[3] Switzerland and the Ottoman Empire.
As well as Netherlands itself, there were presentations of the Dutch East Indies including Java, parts of Sumatra and Madura.
[5] Walter MacEwen won a medal of honour (grand prize).