Expo Blog

The Expo Blog is a space for posts on the history, themes, legacies and experience of Expos. It includes articles from the BIE and external contributors.

Inside Expo – the promise of youth

Inside Expo – the promise of youth

The two latest episodes of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Inside Expo podcast are dedicated to the promise of youth, with a focus on how young people are empowered at Expo 2020 Dubai, and on the 11-year-old girl who conveyed the sense of hope at the Expo’s Opening Ceremony.

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Inside Expo – telling the Expo story, and the site’s hidden stories

Inside Expo – telling the Expo story, and the site’s hidden stories

In the latest two episodes of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Inside Expo podcast, learn about the ways the Expo’s message and experience are conveyed, and discover some of the hidden gems built into the Expo site.

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Inside Expo – Expo 2020 Dubai’s music & Expo superfandom

Inside Expo – Expo 2020 Dubai’s music & Expo superfandom

The latest episodes of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Inside Expo podcast pay tribute to some of Expo 2020 Dubai’s most prominent musical creations, as well as to Expo ‘superfans’.

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Inside Expo – the power of the majlis, and Expo robots

Inside Expo – the power of the majlis, and Expo robots

The latest two episodes of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Inside Expo podcast address the role of majlis – a space for conversation and dialogue – in serving as a model for Expo 2020 Dubai, as well as the evolution of robots in Expos over the decades.

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Inside Expo – the inspiration behind Latifa and Rashid

Inside Expo – the inspiration behind Latifa and Rashid

In the latest episode of Inside Expo, Expo 2020 Dubai’s podcast, learn how the Expo’s mascots - Latifa and Rashid, their robot guardians Opti, Alif and Terra, and Salama the Ghaf tree – came to life.

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