‘Housing the Great Exhibition in 1851’ by Dr. Jim Andrew
March 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Image Credit: The Original Crystal Palace in Hyde Park – Painted for H. R. H. Prince Albert by Messrs Nash, Haghe & Roberts R.A.
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This is a joint event with Thinktank, Birmingham Science Museum
The Great Exhibition planned for the summer of 1851 was languishing in a committee until, in June 1850, Joseph Paxton was asked for a design of a building to go in Hyde Park, London.
The temporary building was possibly the largest single constructed building anywhere in the World, yet it was designed within a month and opened in ten months.
About the Speaker
Dr Jim Andrew is a former museum manager at Birmingham Science Museum, and is currently Chairman of Newcomen Midlands.