BIE travelling Expo unveils in Astana

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BIE travelling Expo unveils in Astana

People visit the exhibition after the opening ceremony

The travelling Expo of the Bureau International des Exposition (BIE), EXPOxEXPOS, makes its stop in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, in January 2012, after its four-month exhibition in Liege, Belgium from June to September 2011.

In cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the EXPOxEXPOS exhibition features stories and pictures about expos and the BIE, showcasing a history of Expo from technological progress of the industrial era to the sustainable development in a globalized world.

Visitors can see major development stages of Expos, which represent themes and needs of the time: "World in Motion" 1851-1900, "From crisis to avant-garde" 1900-1939, "Peace and Awareness (about war)" 1958-1979, "Era of new technologies" 1982-1998.

The aim of the exhibition is also to enhance and expend the cooperation between member states of BIE, and to promote the value of Expo in different cities around the world.

EXPOxEXPOS has stopped in more than 10 cities since 2008. It opens to the public free of charge in Astana from Jan 11 to March 10, 2012 for two months.

Astana and liege are both candidate cities for hosting the International Expo 2017.