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200 years
hosting the world

1822 to 2022.

200 years of trade fairs in Berlin.

Celebrate this special anniversary together with us!

Berlin has been a trade fair venue since 1822, and for many decades one of the most important worldwide.

1822 to 2022 – a whole 200 years of trade fair history in Berlin.
A special and important anniversary that we are celebrating together with Berlin under the slogan ’200 years hosting the world’.

Accompany us on a journey through the past and into the future. As well as reviewing the 200-year history of trade fairs in Berlin, holding themed tours of the grounds and an anniversary ceremony in the second half of the year, we are looking forward to numerous activities and projects of all sizes together with Berlin.

From now on this page will have all the latest updates on this anniversary year and the accompanying activities and events.

Timeline 1822 - 2022

Taking place in what is now the Mitte district of Berlin, the first Prussian Industrial Exhibition from 1 September to 15 October 1822 marked the beginning of organised exhibitions and trade fairs in Berlin.

Timeline 1822-2022

1822 to 2022 – a whole 200 years of trade fair history in Berlin. Come with us on a journey through time in this anniversary year of 2022. Explore 200 years of eventful trade fair history and the themes and visions of the future.

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