Home›Milestones›The Great ExhibitionMilestonesThe Great ExhibitionAlso Known As Crystal Palace ExhibitionCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextHome, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. "The Great Exhibition." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/milestones/great-exhibition.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextHome, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas. (n.d.). The Great Exhibition. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/milestones/great-exhibitionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{home,craftsandhobbiesatlas-the-great-exhibition, author = {Home, Crafts and Hobbies Atlas}, title = {The Great Exhibition}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-home.interactiveatlas.org/milestones/great-exhibition}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe 1851 exhibition of the works of industry of all nations, held in the glass Crystal Palace in Hyde Park and visited by some six million people. It put machine production on triumphant display, provoked the design reformers who would become the Arts and Crafts movement, and its profits founded the South Kensington museums.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsMilestone YearWell-attested1851 1WhenWell-attested1 May to 15 October 1851 1LocationWell-attestedCrystal Palace, Hyde Park, London 1Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithArts and Crafts Movement, Concepts and Movements Well-attested The movement developed in reaction against the machine-made design the 1851 exhibition celebratedSource Arts and Crafts Movement (Wikipedia)Arts and Crafts Movement, Concepts and Movements Well-attested The Great Exhibition and the Arts and Crafts Movement both already existed on this atlas with no edge between them.Source William Morris and the Arts & Crafts Movement in Great Britain (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya)Victoria and Albert Museum, Institutions and Societies Well-attested The exhibition's profits founded the South Kensington museums, the V and A among themSource Great Exhibition (Wikipedia)Sources1. Great Exhibition (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionThe Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace ExhibitionView the Source1. Great Exhibition (Wikipedia)Wikimedia FoundationBackground sectionQuote, Background sectionThe Great Exhibition was organised by Prince Albert, Henry Cole, Francis Henry, George Wallis, Wentworth Dilke, and other members of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce as a celebration of modern industrial technology and design.View the SourceWilliam Morris and the Arts & Crafts Movement in Great Britain (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya)Museu Nacional d'Art de CatalunyaAssociated With: Arts and Crafts Movement, Origins sectionQuote, Associated With: Arts and Crafts Movement, Origins sectionThe spark for the Arts & Crafts movement was the Great Exhibition of 1851, where the chief criticism of manufactured objects on display was the riot of unnecessary ornament with little concern for utility.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year