| 1914 Semarang | |
|---|---|
 Exhibition poster | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Unrecognized exposition |
| Name | Colonial Exhibition |
| Area | 26 ha |
| Visitors | 677,266 |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 20 |
| Location | |
| Country | Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) |
| City | Semarang |
| Coordinates | 6°59′S 110°25′E / 6.983°S 110.417°E |
| Timeline | |
| Opening | 20 August 1914 |
| Closure | 22 November 1914 |
The Colonial Exhibition, Dutch: Koloniale Tentoonstelling, took place in Semarang, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in from 20 August through 22 November 1914.[1]: cover Colonial exhibitions were trade expositions. It was designed to "give a comprehensive picture of the Dutch Indies in their present prosperous condition."[2] It was the first large scale exposition in the Dutch East Indies,[1]: 2 and financed by the participating corporations with a subsidy from the Dutch East Indies government.[1]: 6–7
The architect was Maclaine Pont.[1]: 22
There were displays including companies, foreign states and areas within the Dutch East Indies. One area of the grounds had pavilions dedicated to cocoa, coffee, kapok, and tea.[3]
There was a Balinese, an Aceh pavilion central Java, and Semerang pavilions.
There were pavilions from Australia, China, Formosa (Taiwan) and Japan.
There were pavilions from several companies including German hardware manufacturing business Carl Schlieper, the Netherland Indies Gas Company (NIGM), Nestlé, and the Dutch shipping company Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM).
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The Aceh state pavilion was built in Acehnese style, without nails.[4]
After the exposition, it was dismounted and re-erected as the Aceh Museum, where it and the Cakra Donya Bell also displayed remain.
