DESTINATION DUBAI
EXPO 2020 DUBAI BEGINS PREVIEWS AHEAD OF OCTOBER OPENING
Ahead of the opening of Expo 2020 Dubai later this year,
journey through the wonders of the natural world, including
organisers have opened the site’s main thematic pavilions
an interactive walk through the roots of the forest, where
for a limited-time preview.
every footstep affects the ‘wood-wide-web’.
“Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion” began welcoming
Uncovering the hidden harmful impacts of our choices, the
ticketed visitors on 22 January and will continue to do so
emotive experience is designed to encourage visitors of all
until 10 April as part of Pavilions Premiere, which will also
ages, and the younger generation in particular, to consider
see “Alif – The Mobility Pavilion” and “Mission Possible –
how their behavior impacts the environment and to break
The Opportunity Pavilion” open later in Q1.
the cycle of consumerism, empowering them to become agents of change.
The Pavilions Premiere is a limited-time opportunity for visitors to preview Expo 2020’s Thematic Pavilions and will
Open to both residents and visitors to the city,
provide a glimpse of what is to come when the first World Expo
Pavilions Premiere bookings can be made at
to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA)
www.expo2020dubai.com/en/pavilions-premiere
region opens from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022.
with each visit costing AED 25 (US$6.81).
Visitors can explore Terra and enjoy the unique surrounding public spaces which include a children’s playground, gift shop, dining and more. The Pavilion itself offers an immersive
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