Do you still remember the World Expo? May 1, 2010, marked the first day of the 41st Shanghai World Expo, a full decade ago. This grand event, lasting 184 days with 13.08 million visitors, remains a collective memory not only for Shanghai but also for people across China (and even for Yiniu's editor, who missed the highly popular Saudi Pavilion due to long queues).
Although the Shanghai World Expo is long gone and the Dubai World Expo originally scheduled for 2020 has been postponed to next year, these memories endure. The World Expo Museum is a perfect place to revisit and cherish these moments.
The World Expo Museum is the first official museum and official documentation center of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), and it is currently the only museum worldwide dedicated to the World Expo.
Located on the banks of the Huangpu River in downtown Shanghai, within the former Puxi site of the Shanghai World Expo, the museum aims to inherit World Expo heritage, carry forward the World Expo spirit, and preserve its essence. It also serves as a platform for international cultural exchange and technological innovation related to the World Expo, becoming a global knowledge base of Expo culture for the international community.
Galleries 1 to 4 in the permanent exhibition hall showcase the development and historical features of World Expos from 1851 to 2008. Galleries 5 to 7 focus on the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, while Gallery 8 presents content from subsequent Expos, including the 2012 Yeosu Expo in South Korea, the 2015 Milan Expo in Italy, and the ongoing future World Expos.
