Historical was for Czechia Expo 1958, success was also celebrated in Shanghai and Milan

A selection of Czech and Czechoslovak participations in exhibitions:

1937 - Paris (France)

The highlight of the exhibition in Paris was the pavilion itself designed by architect Jaromír Krejcar. The glass and steel building, praised by the famous functionalist Le Corbusier, became one of the peaks of Czechoslovak interwar architecture.

1958 - Brussels (Belgium)

In Brussels, the Czechoslovak exhibit received the highest award overall - the Golden Star - and dozens of other accolades. The sober building of the pavilion, shaped like an inverted L, was composed of three windowless cubes and covered with yellow panels decorated with a mosaic of amber glass. Behind the pavilion was a semicircular restaurant called Prague, which was later transported to Prague and placed in Letná Park. The cinematography also celebrated successes in Brussels - viewers were captivated by the Polyekran (simultaneous film projections on several screens of different shapes), Laterna magika, and Karel Zeman's film The Invention of Destruction.

1967 - Montreal (Canada)

Highlights included the famous Kinoautomat, Třebechovice nativity scene, the altar of Master Pavel of Levoča, and paintings by Master Theodorik from Karlštejn. Again, Laterna magika reaped successes.

1970 - Osaka (Japan)

The Czech presentation was somewhat modest but still appreciated. However, after the onset of normalization in Czechoslovakia, writing about it was prohibited. The exhibition was based on sculpture, with some sculptures being allegorical. For instance, Vladimir Janoušek's statue The Threat of War was positioned such that the Soviet pavilion was visible through it. Stanislav Libenský created a glass river with the footprints of armored military boots.

1992 - Seville (Spain)

The last exhibition of the joint state of Czechs and Slovaks primarily showcased an exhibition representing the history and present of Czech glassmaking. The pavilion's design, which took the form of a simple prism, sparked discussion; its outer walls were covered with a grid of oak beams, onto which a wire mesh was attached.

1993 - Daejeon (South Korea)

The first presentation of the independent Czech Republic. There was little time for preparation, and financial resources were also limited. The exhibition, intended to showcase the cultural and industrial tradition of the Czech Republic, was cramped and did not capture visitors' interest, even with its traditional glass exhibition.

2000 - Hanover (Germany)

The preparation was fraught with organizational problems - repeated selection processes took place for the pavilion's designer and exhibition, and the government changed the chief commissioner several times. The pavilion, which featured a copy of the Chapel of the Holy Cross of Karlštejn, was ultimately completed a month before the exhibition began.

2010 - Shanghai (China)

The pavilion, with its simple design - a white shell adorned with 63,000 hockey pucks featuring a logo, became one of the 24 pavilions on the official exhibition poster. The International Exhibitions Bureau awarded the structure a silver medal for ingenuity. Among the major attractions of the exhibition were reliefs from the statue of St. John of Nepomuk, which were brought as a symbol of luck from the Charles Bridge. A kaleidoscope featuring Czech wonders and the LacrimAu installation, which could mix a personal perfume based on emotions evoked by viewing a giant golden drop, were also popular.

2015 – Milan (Italy)

The Czech pavilion consisted of a prefabricated structure made from recyclable modules, designed by the Chybik&Krystof studio, and which received a bronze medal for architecture. The pavilion garnered several awards from visitors and Italian media, such as being named the most relaxing pavilion, the most child-friendly pavilion, and the pavilion with the prettiest rooftop garden. The restaurant of the Czech pavilion, "La Baita del Cacciatore," also made it into the top three. The key theme of the Czech pavilion was water and its purification through nanotechnology.

2021-2022 - Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

The Expo 2020 exhibition was postponed by a year due to the coronavirus epidemic and took place from October 2021 to March 2022. The design of the Czech pavilion was created by architects Jindřich Ráftl and Jan Tůma from Formosa AA studio. The Czech Republic presented itself at the exhibition as a country of nature, science, and innovation. The main theme of its exhibition was the Solar Air Water Earth Resource (S.A.W.E.R.) system, which used solar energy to produce water from air to irrigate the garden around the Czech pavilion. The Czech Republic received an award for innovation that creates opportunities for this technology.

Total budgets for the participation of the independent Czech Republic in Expo exhibitions since 1993:

* - Due to the pandemic of the new type of coronavirus, Expo 2020 took place from October 2021 to March 2022