Over 846,000 visit Oman pavilion
The pavilion highlights tourism potential of Al Buraimi Governorate
Published: 04:03 PM,Mar 01,2022 | EDITED : 11:03 AM,Mar 02,2022
MUSCAT: Over 846,000 visitors visited the Oman pavilion in the Dubai Expo 2020, which will conclude on March 31. The theme of Oman pavilion is ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’. Young Omanis were instrumental in the making of the pavilion, which attracted scores of people from around the world. It showcases the works and programs of the Sultanate as well as its heritage and knowledge.
Expo 2020 Dubai’s Global Goals Week has been focusing on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that focus on ending poverty, improving health and education, reducing inequality and spur economic growth while also tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests.
The Omani pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai threw open its doors on October 1, 2021. The Sultanate of Oman sought, through its participation in Expo 2020 Dubai, to embody the achievements of Oman civilization throughout history, as well as highlighting its progress, renewed renaissance and future aspirations under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.
What distinguishes the Oman pavilion from others is its design inspired by the frankincense tree, which reflects the Oman civilization and heritage. The pavilion was designed by Omani young women, Rehab al Zakwani and Alyaa al Batashi.
The external spaces surrounding the pavilion host 10 frankincense trees, which were protected by the Oman Botanic Garden. These natural trees are planted in a panoramic landscape view, and they will be returned to the garden after the expo.
The Omani pavilion begins with narrating to the visitors the life of the frankincense tree as the story of the pavilion. It seeks to highlight four key themes – sustainability, fostering talents, communication and knowledge. The pavilion consists of two floors: the ground floor (the mother tree), where the visitor is at a real-life meeting with the electro-mechanical design of the tree, which is centered in the middle of the hall, mimicking the exact details of the natural tree and symbolising many physical, emotional and spiritual meanings, as well as its various practical uses.
On the perimeter wall, a panoramic screen shows the story of Omani frankincense from Wadi Dawkah and its journey via the world’s various civilisations through time (trade in the Arabian Peninsula, mummification in ancient Egypt, Christian prayers in the Old Testament and traditional Chinese medicine), in line with the key theme of Expo 2020 Dubai – Connecting Minds.
On the first floor, in the Growth Hall ‘The Forest of Sustainability’, visitors walk through a virtual forest of frankincense trees made from transparent display screens used to showcase eight different sustainability stories in Oman. The stories are about projects of sustainable dimensions, namely the Million Date Palm Plantation Project, the use of drone techniques for pollination and fish farming, the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology to feed fish, renewable energy and wind energy project in Dhofar, sustainable cities, environmental conservation, waste management, the Oman Botanic Garden, and the unique diversity of terrain in the Sultanate of Oman.
The first floor, themed the Harvest Hall, displays the methods adopted by the Sultanate of Oman in fostering talents and resources, the transfer of skills and knowledge between generations and disciplines. It also highlights new ideas and opportunities to create a vibrant society.
The first floor of the pavilion is a modern and active area with a focus laid on people through the use of display screens that resemble frankincense crystals telling stories about Oman’s knowledge-based economy, such as an Omani scholar specialising in antiquity who talks about frankincense, music, creative industries, women in the higher fields, nascent Omani companies and Sultan Qaboos academic chairs.
The first floor also hosts the Hall of Trade, which is about a journey through time and space, starting from a display on the wall of an ancient port (Al Baleed site) for the export of frankincense till reaching Oman’s future vision. The hall shows activities of transporting humans, goods and information and highlighting land, sea, air transport initiatives and the ambitious large-scale infrastructure in Oman.
The second and final floor houses a future interactive library of expertise and represents a spiritual and futuristic space, where visitors are treated with multi-sensory experiences, starting with the future garden and conducting a live experiment on frankincense seedlings during the expo.
On Monday, the pavilion highlighted the tourism potential of the Al Buraimi Governorate. Folk dance and songs of the governorate were performed. Representatives from the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the governorate, Al Buraimi University College and Al Buraimi University participated. — ONA
Expo 2020 Dubai’s Global Goals Week has been focusing on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that focus on ending poverty, improving health and education, reducing inequality and spur economic growth while also tackling climate change and working to preserve oceans and forests.
The Omani pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai threw open its doors on October 1, 2021. The Sultanate of Oman sought, through its participation in Expo 2020 Dubai, to embody the achievements of Oman civilization throughout history, as well as highlighting its progress, renewed renaissance and future aspirations under the leadership of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.
What distinguishes the Oman pavilion from others is its design inspired by the frankincense tree, which reflects the Oman civilization and heritage. The pavilion was designed by Omani young women, Rehab al Zakwani and Alyaa al Batashi.
The external spaces surrounding the pavilion host 10 frankincense trees, which were protected by the Oman Botanic Garden. These natural trees are planted in a panoramic landscape view, and they will be returned to the garden after the expo.
The Omani pavilion begins with narrating to the visitors the life of the frankincense tree as the story of the pavilion. It seeks to highlight four key themes – sustainability, fostering talents, communication and knowledge. The pavilion consists of two floors: the ground floor (the mother tree), where the visitor is at a real-life meeting with the electro-mechanical design of the tree, which is centered in the middle of the hall, mimicking the exact details of the natural tree and symbolising many physical, emotional and spiritual meanings, as well as its various practical uses.
On the perimeter wall, a panoramic screen shows the story of Omani frankincense from Wadi Dawkah and its journey via the world’s various civilisations through time (trade in the Arabian Peninsula, mummification in ancient Egypt, Christian prayers in the Old Testament and traditional Chinese medicine), in line with the key theme of Expo 2020 Dubai – Connecting Minds.
On the first floor, in the Growth Hall ‘The Forest of Sustainability’, visitors walk through a virtual forest of frankincense trees made from transparent display screens used to showcase eight different sustainability stories in Oman. The stories are about projects of sustainable dimensions, namely the Million Date Palm Plantation Project, the use of drone techniques for pollination and fish farming, the use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology to feed fish, renewable energy and wind energy project in Dhofar, sustainable cities, environmental conservation, waste management, the Oman Botanic Garden, and the unique diversity of terrain in the Sultanate of Oman.
The first floor, themed the Harvest Hall, displays the methods adopted by the Sultanate of Oman in fostering talents and resources, the transfer of skills and knowledge between generations and disciplines. It also highlights new ideas and opportunities to create a vibrant society.
The first floor of the pavilion is a modern and active area with a focus laid on people through the use of display screens that resemble frankincense crystals telling stories about Oman’s knowledge-based economy, such as an Omani scholar specialising in antiquity who talks about frankincense, music, creative industries, women in the higher fields, nascent Omani companies and Sultan Qaboos academic chairs.
The first floor also hosts the Hall of Trade, which is about a journey through time and space, starting from a display on the wall of an ancient port (Al Baleed site) for the export of frankincense till reaching Oman’s future vision. The hall shows activities of transporting humans, goods and information and highlighting land, sea, air transport initiatives and the ambitious large-scale infrastructure in Oman.
The second and final floor houses a future interactive library of expertise and represents a spiritual and futuristic space, where visitors are treated with multi-sensory experiences, starting with the future garden and conducting a live experiment on frankincense seedlings during the expo.
On Monday, the pavilion highlighted the tourism potential of the Al Buraimi Governorate. Folk dance and songs of the governorate were performed. Representatives from the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the governorate, Al Buraimi University College and Al Buraimi University participated. — ONA