In collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence, Shelley Frost, Creative Director and Cofounder of ChoirFest Middle East, has mobilised a hybrid choir of more than 150 people from diverse nationalities and backgrounds from all across the UAE. The choir's powerful performance carries a message of love, understanding, acceptance, peaceful coexistence and hope for the future. With the current global situation bringing challenges to many, it is more important than ever to stand together with one voice.

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Celebrate International Day for Tolerance with a spotlight on the UAE’s leadership in the area, as well as Expo Participants’ best practices and success stories.

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Explore the pavilion's materials which begin with the concept of circularity.

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Enjoy a restorative sensory journey through sound-absorbing panels. 

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Explore Italian innovation and artworks throughout the pavilion. 

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Italy Image Gallery

Italy’s voyage to Expo 2020 began long before opening day, when three custom-crafted boats set sail from Venice, Genoa and Naples. Nearly 10,000 kilometres later, the vessels arrived in Dubai and were hoisted up on steel pillars to form the roof of the Italy Pavilion, a striking showcase of culture, science and the nautical arts.

Inside the pavilion, beyond a dramatic veil of LED strands, stylish exhibits await. See a five-metre-tall 3D-printed replica of Michelangelo’s legendary David statue, learn about algae at a cluster of naturally multicoloured pools or gaze up and contemplate the fanciful hanging gardens embedded in the boats’ hulls.


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The Italy Pavilion at Expo 2020 is a dramatic, open structure reminiscent of a giant carnival tent, with a swooping canopy and a layer of 20-metre-tall white strands surrounding its interior like a veil. A set of high steel pillars support its imaginative roof, which is formed from the hulls of three boats.  

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International Day for Tolerance

With our planet today home to 7.8 billion people, we put the spotlight on co-existence, understanding different faiths, creating inclusive dialogue, and so much more. During this Theme Week, Expo will provide a platform for diverse voices from all corners of the world to reimagine how spaces, environments and storytelling can become more inclusive by focusing on multiculturalism and peaceful co-existence.

How can we foster a greater common understanding to enable more tolerant and inclusive societies?

Tolerance & Inclusivity Week

International Day for Tolerance | Voices of Tolerance: A Song of Love and Harmony from the UAE to the World

Organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the postponed 2020 championship will see the reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, defend his title against the winner of the delayed Candidates Tournament, Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi.

The fourth game of this epic showdown between the two of the game’s finest Grandmasters will take place on the 30th of November in Dubai Exhibition Centre, with the two players competing for a prize fund of EUR 2 million (AED 9 million).

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FIDE World Chess Championship 2021

The fourth installment of the epic showdown between Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi in the FIDE World Chess Championship.

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Expo 2020 connects minds from around the globe. These connections are not limited to the pavilions and parks, but also extend to the vast Dubai Exhibition Centre: a new, state-of-the-art venue for conferences, concerts and more. 

Conveniently located next to the recently completed Expo 2020 metro station, with striking views of the magnificent domed Al Wasl Plaza, the DEC offers 45,000 square metres of customisable event space, 14 exhibition and multi-use halls, on-site catering, and best-in-class audio-visual resources.


A light geometric pattern decorates the DEC’s extraordinarily broad front façade, which features a giant overhanging arch over the entrance to the central plaza area, as well as sloped surfaces that seem to angle away from the entrance like a pair of wings

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FIDE: World Chess Championship - Match 4

Organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the postponed 2020 championship will see the reigning world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, defend his title against the winner of the delayed Candidates Tournament, Russian Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi.

The showdown between the game’s finest Grandmasters will take place between 24 November and 16 December 2021 at Dubai Exhibition Centre, with the two players competing for a prize fund of EUR 2 million (AED 9 million).

FIDE: World Chess Championship

FIDE: World Chess Championship Dubai 2021

A press conference discussing the World Chess Championship, taking place between 24 November and 16 December 2021 at Dubai Exhibition Centre.

International Day for Tolerance | Voices of Tolerance: A Song of Love and Harmony from the UAE to the World

Participants

Tolerance & Inclusivity Week.

This event is part of the
International Day for Tolerance.

Participants

Tolerance & Inclusivity Week.

This event is part of theInternational Day for Tolerance.

This event is part of the
International Day for Tolerance.