Three pavilions open at Expo City Dubai so visitors can relive memories of world’s fair
▶ New exhibitions provide ‘glimpse of unforgettable moments’ during Expo 2020 Dubai
Three exhibitions were unveiled yesterday at Expo City Dubai, aimed at drawing visitors back to the site of the sixmonth world’s fair.
The pavilions, called the Stories of Nations, are spread across the site’s three main districts – Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability.
Visitors can explore memorabilia, such as sculptures, musical instruments and interactive digital exhibits, from the more than 200 nations that took part in Expo 2020 Dubai from October 2021.
Displays vary considerably, from the wooden poles used in the Swedish pavilion and replicas of the swings featured in the German pavilion, to a large model of a turtle from the Comoros Islands made from recycled plastic bags in the Sustainability section.
A circular seat built from pine wood from the Austrian pavilion, a richly decorated cart with red and green sequins from Myanmar, and a harp from Colombia can be found in the Opportunity pavilion.
Entry to the new exhibitions is included in Expo City Dubai’s Dh120 one-day pass, which also gives visitors access to the three main pavilions and the Vision and Women’s pavilions.
Expo enthusiasts can also purchase a ticket specifically for the Stories of Nations pavilions for Dh50.
Children aged 12 and under, and people of determination, can enter free of charge. Visitors can also still wander the streets of Expo without purchasing a ticket.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence and Commissioner General of Expo 2020 Dubai, said the new exhibits were Expo’s way of honouring the countries that participated in the world’s fair.
He said it gives “a glimpse into some of the unforgettable, moments that took place [during Expo 2020], curating the story of our shared humanity across different themes and paying tribute to the power of collaboration”.
Najeeb Al-Ali, executive director of Expo City Dubai, said the new pavilions were curated based on lots of feedback from visitors from around the world.
“We had a very successful event attracting millions of visitors,” Mr Al-Ali said. “Many of these visitors are coming back to see the site.
“We have created a series for them with the Stories of Nations pavilions to relive their memories.”
He said the fan zone for the Fifa World Cup, the Winter Fest and the recent Chinese New Year celebrations had attracted thousands of people to the new expo site.
Plans to host the Cop28 climate change conference in November are currently under way.
The Stories of Nations pavilions will be open daily from 10am until 6pm.
Displays include replicas of the swings in the German pavilion and a model of a turtle from the Comoros Islands