Czech pavilion wins World Expo 2010 silver award for exhibition

The Czech pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai has been awarded a silver medal for the creativity of its exhibition, ‘Fruits of Culture.’ The gold award was given to Slovenia. The commissioner for the Czech pavilion Pavel Antonín Stehlík said the award was recognition of the success of the national presentation aimed at stressing diverse beliefs, cultures and use of technology. The Czech pavilion has been visited by more than 8.5 million visitors, around 12 percent of the total for the whole exhibition, making it one of the most successful taking part. The exhibition closes its doors on Sunday.