A new museum opened in Shanghai this week, dedicated to the history of the World Expo.
Xinhua reports that the World Expo Museum is located on the site of the 2010 World Expo, close to the Huangpu River. Authorized by the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), it becomes the only official museum in the world entirely dedicated to the World Expo.
Covering 9,000m², the attraction will feature a collection of more than 3,000 exhibits from around the world, aimed at showcasing the history of the World Expo’s development. There will be eight permanent exhibition halls.
Created in the 19th Century, the World Expo is designed to promote cultural understanding. The first was held in Paris in 1844 and the next is due to get underway in Kazakhstan’s capital city, Astana, in June 2017.
