Bahrain’s National Day fete at Expo Milano

DT News Network

Manama

Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa will head the Kingdom’s official delegation to Italy to participate in Bahrain’s National Day celebration at Expo Milano 2015, today. Shaikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, president of Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA), also general commissioner of Bahrain Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015, senior Italian officials and participants of the international expo will also be present on the occasion.

Bahrain’s flag will be hoisted and the Kingdom’s royal anthem will be played by the Police Music Band, which will tour the main corridors of the expo. The Music Band of Mohammed bin Faris will perform a collection of Bahraini folk songs.

The Bahrain National Pavilion “Green Architectures” at Expo Milano 2015 (Feeding the Planet: Energy for Life) will continue to receive visitors until the end of October.

Through the National Pavilion, BACA aims to exhibit on a total space of 2,000 square meters the unique agrarian cultural heritage of the Kingdom. The pavilion was conceived to display an endless array of natural scenery comprising orchards and trees. It also includes ancient artefacts depicting agricultural traditions dating back to several thousands of years.

Bahrain’s Pavilion also aims to spread awareness about the significance of farming heritage of the Kingdom. The Ambassadors of the national pavilion-- Alia Al Moayyed, Khalid Al Muharraqi, Narjis Qamber, Reem Al Mu’alla and Ahmed Talib-- represent various sectors and specialisations, including nutrition, arts, architectural engineering, design and environment.

Bahrain’s pavilion is a poetic interpretation of the cultural agrarian heritage of the country, which stems from the ancient civilizations of Bahrain. With ten distinctive fruit gardens, containing trees that will be fruit–bearing at different moments throughout the six-month duration of the exhibition, the pavilion also features archaeological artefacts.  

Italian “Wallpaper” magazine and German “Baunetz” magazine have praised the Bahrain Pavilion’s exceptional design and green gardens.