World’s Fairs have often been sites for artistic, architectural, and technological innovation, giving us glimpses of “The World of Tomorrow”. In this new series from Curious Minds favourite Dr. Peter Harris (La Belle Epoque, The Sixties: From Berkeley to Berlin), we’ll take an exciting journey through the National Pavilions and “Midways” of six iconic World’s Fairs, examining the important roles they played as incubators for cultural trends and ideas, reflecting the major social and political currents of their time. As we travel from Victorian England to Paris and New York in the Art Deco era to the cultural watershed of Expo ‘67 in Montreal, we’ll examine the unique collision of entertainment, innovation and ideas at these era-defining events.

Led by Peter Harris, the former Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science of the University of Toronto.

Course registration: $69 (Hot Docs Members: $60, $48, Free)

Fridays, March 11 - April 15, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM