Sixty years ago,Belgium set up a live display of people from Congo for the 1958 world fair. Now the country is rethinking that legacySixty years ago on Tuesday, Belgium staged the opening of the 1958 world fair, and a glittering 200-day celebration of postwar social,cultural and technological advances.
It is said to retain an “famous plot in the collective memory of the Belgian nation”. A series of events are being held in the Atomium, the futuristic landmark built for the spectacle, and in recognition.
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Source: guardian.co.uk