What is it about?
This booklet looks back at Expo 58 - the 1958 Brussels World's Fair
- and in particular at 'Ondine', the silver and vermeil epergne
made by the silversmiths Wolfers to impress VIP guests at the
residence of the Expo's General Commissioner.The epergne, a sort of table centrepiece, was acquired by the King
Baudouin Foundation to ensure its preservation and is now housed at
the Atomium in Brussels.The booklet comes with a DVD containing over 90 minutes of
contemporary films shot during Expo 58, ranging from the
preparations and opening to the final day and including footage of
the Atomium under construction. The DVD was co-produced by the
Belgian Royal Film Archive.