Brussels Book Fair
Brussels, Belgium · 18–21 Mar 2027 (Tour & Taxis; 2026 was 26–29 Mar) · T2 Strong
Expo 58, also known as the 1958 Brussels World's Fair (French: Exposition universelle et internationale de Bruxelles; Dutch: Wereldtentoonstelling van Brussel), was a world's fair held on the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in Brussels, Belgium, from 17 April to 19 October 1958. It was the first major world's fair registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) after World War II and the fifth in Brussels overall. With nearly 42 million visitors, Expo 58 was an important showcase for the technological and cultural aspirations of the post-war era.
- Language
- French
- Genres
- general lit, trade
- Organizer
- De Roeck and by Leo Marfurt
- Duration (days)
- 4
- Next edition
- 18–21 Mar 2027 (Tour & Taxis; 2026 was 26–29 Mar)
- Author participation
- Exhibitor stands via flb.be; free public with registration; author signings
- Audience
- With nearly 42 million visitors, Expo 58 was an important showcase for the technological and cultural aspirations of the post-war era.
- Age policy
- There were 273 men, 128 women and 197 children, a total of 183 families.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: French
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: general lit, trade
- Programme
- It hosted a mix of early-1900s paintings by Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, József Egry and Gyula Derkovitz, and modern ones such as the Life in Budapest fresco painted on aluminium panels by Túry Mária and Kádár György.
- Past editions
- 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2019
- Travel
- For the same reason, and well in time, it was decided to add a new terminal to the Melsbroek national airport; it was to be at the west side of the airport, on the grounds of the municipality of Zaventem, which has since given its name to the airport.