100 days to go until Monaco Pavilion opens at EXPO 2020 DUBAI 

The countdown has begun: 22 June will mark 100 days to go until EXPO 2020 DUBAI opens. Initially planned for 2020, this Universal Exposition to be held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates was postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic and will now be held from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, though it will retain the name EXPO 2020 DUBAI. The theme, “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”, is split into three strands: Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability.

The concept for the Monaco Pavilion at EXPO 2020 DUBAI is “Monaco 360°, a world of opportunities”. Through the Monaco Pavilion, Monaco Inter Expo aims to showcase the different sides of the Principality, the things that make it unique, its professions, its plans, its advantages... a reality that too often goes unrecognised.

Albert Croesi, General Commissioner of the Monaco Pavilion and Managing Director of Monaco Inter Expo explains that his “obsession was to create a Pavilion that would show the wider world that Monaco brings together talents across all fields, from medicine to art, not to mention research, security and innovation. This resulted in the Monaco 360° theme, which we will develop during the six months of EXPO 2020 DUBAI, inviting a full range of public, cultural, quasi-public and private organisations to present their areas in turn.”

Technical details 

EXPO 2020 DUBAI

Expo theme                                            Connecting Minds, Creating the Future

Districts                                                    Opportunity, Mobility, Sustainability

Dates                                                           From 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022

Duration                                                   182 days

Total area                                                 4.38 km2

Participants                                            approx. 190 countries

Estimated visitors                             More than 25 million, 70% of whom are expected to      be international visitors

Website                                                     www.expo2020dubai.com

Monaco Pavilion

Pavilion theme                                     Monaco 360°, a world of opportunities

Location                                                    Opportunity thematic district

Plot area                                                   1,770 m2

Maximum height                                 15 m

Estimated visitors                              More than 1.25 million

Budget                                                                          €12 million

Project manager                                                    Monaco Inter Expo S.A.M.

Concept & design                                                  Facts and fiction GmBH

Architecture                                                             OOS Studio & AODA

Website                                                                       www.pavillonmonaco.com

Pavilion structure                                                80% of all materials will be recycled

Main materials                                                       97 tonnes of steel

1,055 m3 of concrete

Building roof                                                           74 photovoltaic panels covering 120 m2

Polygon facade (crystal)                                  100 photovoltaic panels