Expo 2015
| 2015 Milan | |
|---|---|
Logo | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Universal exposition |
| Category | International Registered Exhibition |
| Name | Expo Milano 2015 |
| Motto | Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life |
| Area | 200 hectares (490 acres) |
| Visitors | 22,200,000 |
| Mascot | Foody |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 146 |
| Organizations | 17 |
| Business | 21 |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy |
| City | Milan |
| Venue | Fiera Milano, Rho |
| Coordinates | 45°31′7″N 9°6′24″E / 45.51861°N 9.10667°E |
| Timeline | |
| Awarded | March 31, 2008 |
| Opening | May 1, 2015 |
| Closure | October 31, 2015 |
| Universal expositions | |
| Previous | Expo 2010 in Shanghai |
| Next | Expo 2020 in Dubai |
| Specialized expositions | |
| Previous | Expo 2012 in Yeosu |
| Next | Expo 2017 in Astana |
| Horticultural expositions | |
| Previous | Floriade 2012 in Venlo |
| Next | Expo 2016 in Antalya |
| Internet | |
| Website | expo2015.org |
Expo 2015 was a World Expo hosted by Milan, Italy. It opened on May 1 at 10:00 CEST and closed on October 31. Milan hosted an exposition for the second time; the first was the 1906 Milan International.
The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) general assembly in Paris decided in favour of Milan on March 31, 2008. On November 23, 2010, the event was announced by the BIE. Expo 2015's theme was "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life".