Friuli Venezia Giulia Governor
Massimiliano Fedriga, the president of the Conference of Regions
and Autonomous Provinces, was the protagonist of the first
institutional visit to the construction site of the Italian
Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka.
Less than 150 days from the start of the Universal Exhibition,
which will host some 30 million visitors from April 13 until
October 13, 2025, Fedriga was able to observe, according to a
statement, the progress of work, to celebrate a symbolic
milestone through the realization of a project which, in line
with Expo's themes, represents inventiveness, sustainability and
Italian design in the world.
Fedriga was accompanied during his visit by Ambassador Mario
Vattani, Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, and
by the Architect of the Italian Pavilion Mario Cucinella.
"The participation of regions and autonomous provinces in the
international Exhibition of Osaka is part of a virtuous path,
which already started during Dubai's Expo, aimed at promoting
the many excellencies of territories and to recognize their
centrality, and that of local communities, as primary vectors of
the country's cultural, social and economic development",
commented Fedriga.
He stressed that it is "an opportunity that we have chosen to
welcome with enthusiasm at the general regional level, as well
as individually: the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
will in fact be present in Japan already during the first
thematic week of the Italian Pavilion, between April 27 and May
3, 2025, to present itself to the wider public and to a select
group of stakeholders.
"Particularly meaningful will finally be the day of April 25,
during which a preview of the third edition of Selecting Italy
will be held, an event on the attraction of foreign investments
and regional value chains - scheduled to take place in Trieste
at the beginning of November 2025 - jointly organized by the
Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces and by the
Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia, under the patronage of
the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
and of Business and Made in Italy".
"The presence of president Fedriga in the official visit to the
construction site of the Italian Pavilion, confirms the support
of the system of Italian regions that accompanies Italy's
project at Expo 2025 Osaka", declared Vattani.
"Expo is an extraordinary window and a unique opportunity to use
international visibility, promote new economic agreements, boost
Italian exports and, thanks to events to attract investments
which we will bring here in Osaka, become a driving force for
foreign investments in Italy", he noted.
Vattani stressed that the "massive adhesion of regions to Expo
2025 Osaka becomes a strategic force to promote Italy in Japan
and Asia.
"We are working on a full calendar of events enhancing the
peculiarities of our territories and presenting the united
regional system: the strength of cultural heritage, the value of
territories, the innovation of production chains and live daily
events will be the protagonists of the spaces of the Italian
Pavilion and will have a key role for the experience of
visitors".
"The location of the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
represents not only a construction site, but a tangible sign of
inventiveness, of creativity and of sustainability that
characterize our country", noted Mario Cucinella,
Architect&Founder di MCA - Mario Cucinella Architects.
"The visit of President Massimiliano Fedriga is a significant
moment: an occasion to share the path of this project with those
representing our regions and their innovative spirit.
"This goal is the result of a collective commitment, which eyes
with determination the opening of the Pavilion in April 2025,
when Italy will present itself to the world as an example of
vision, sustainability and beauty".
With the completion of the supporting structure in wood which
took place in mid-October, the construction site of the Italian
Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has now entered a new crucial phase.
The month of November, with the final closure of the external
encasing, has marked the passage from structural work to
internal and fit-out architectural activities, with the
objective of defining the substantial elements of the project
and prepare the spaces for the scenic setup.
The last months of 2024 and the first of 2025 will be dedicated
to the installation of fundamental systems that are essential to
finalize all the work and complete the Pavilion until the last
testing phase ahead of the opening on April 13, 2025.
Expo 2025 will be held in Osaka from April 13 until October 13,
2025, and has as theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives".
The Italian Pavilion, planned by Studio MCA - Mario Cucinella
Architects, interprets this with "Art regenerates life".
At the centre of the visitor's experience at the Italian
Pavilion the presence of Atlante Farnese has been announced - a
two-metre-high imposing marble sculpture that weighs nearly 20
quintals and belongs to the collection of the National
Archeological Museum of Naples (MANN).
The sculpture will travel for the first time in history to Japan
and Asia.
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