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The Osaka 2025 World Expo : France unveils its pavilion
A hymn to love, and invitation to be bold and show commitment
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**Unveiling a Powerful Pavilion and a Strong Project**
The France Pavilion for the Osaka 2025 World Expo was revealed on January 9 at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris, under the patronage of the French President. The Expo, themed "Designing Tomorrow’s Society, Imagining Our Lives in the Future," will take place from April 13 to October 13, 2025.
Olivier Becht, French Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Attractiveness, and French People Overseas, and Jacques Maire, Commissioner General for France Osaka 2025, introduced the pavilion's architecture and central theme, "A Hymn to Love," to over 250 French and Japanese dignitaries.
**The France Pavilion: A Hymn to Love**
Designed by Coldefy & Associés Architectes Urbanistes and CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, the France Pavilion embodies "A Hymn to Love" in its architecture, exhibition spaces, and programming. It offers an immersive experience showcasing French innovation. The sustainable pavilion's structure is recyclable, featuring a modern facade resembling an open theater.
The visitor experience includes a multisensory journey, starting from the entrance porch and leading to a chic French-style hall. The permanent exhibition explores three aspects of love: self-love, love for others, and love for nature. The pavilion's programming, based on "A Hymn to Love," includes six temporary exhibitions and twelve themed fortnights aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
**The France Pavilion: A Tool for Outreach, Development, and Attractiveness**
The France Pavilion aims to highlight France's economic momentum, energy independence, low-carbon reindustrialization, and leadership in the lifestyle sector. It seeks to inspire individual and collective commitment with a vision guided by the meaning of life and love.
For collaborating businesses, the Osaka 2025 Expo provides a showcase for expertise and innovations across various sectors. The pavilion targets the Japanese market, emphasizing the "France 2030 plan" for reindustrialization and seeking partnerships with Japan's "New Capitalism" project.
Universal exhibitions have historically contributed solutions to global challenges. The Osaka 2025 Expo, covering 155 hectares on Yumeshima Island, aims to be an international laboratory for innovation and expertise, aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Over 160 countries are represented, with 28 million visitors expected.
The France Pavilion strategically positioned in the "Empowering Lives" zone ensures exceptional visibility and a high number of visitors, being located facing the main entrance and opposite the Japan Pavilion.
For more information, visit www.franceosaka2025.fr
