France Pavilion – World Expo Osaka 2025

Covering a 960-acre site on the Yumeshima (Dream Island), more than 160 countries are showcasing their cultures, crafts, technologies and visions of the future in a series of exhibits that includes the extraordinary France Pavilion, designed and operated by official French exhibition organisers Cofrex.

Ideally located at the entrance to the Expo, the visually striking venue is expected to welcome more than 20,000 visitors each day over the coming six months.

With music and sound central to an immersive visitor experience, specially composed music and sonic content developed by IRCAM, (French institute) dedicated to the research of music and sound.

The immersive visitor experience is delivered by a system comprising more than 250 individual NEXO loudspeakers installed throughout the France Pavilion.

Compact GEO M line arrays cover the area in front of the Pavilion, while an ID14 LCR system is virtually invisible in the entry lobby.

Also visually discreet is the ID14 system in the first art installation featuring a stunning Aubusson tapestry by Hayao Miyazaki, then on up a walkway covered from above by 16 x NEXO ID14s delivering a unique wavefield synthesis by IRCAM composers.

Unique aural and visual experiences from AXA combine work by the musician Rone, the choreographer Angelin Preljocaj and the filmmaker Thierry De Mey, delivered by a hugely powerful ‘cinema style’ NEXO P18 system with L20 subs hidden behind the curved screen and complemented by ID14 and ID24 top and surround speakers.

Then it’s off to pay a vibrant tribute to Louis Vuitton’s savoir-faire in a room where 85 Wardrobe trunks surround the united hands of Rodin’s La Cathédrale with the characteristic rhythm of the mechanical murmur of the workshops reproduced by an entirely invisible series of NEXO ID14s.

In Dior’s space, compact ID14s are mounted on hidden brackets and finished in white to complement the stunning display of collections that create an ode to the virtuosity of the Parisian Ateliers.

NEXO’s ePS Outdoor speakers make perfect sense in a tranquil garden which is watered every day and features a 1000-year-old olive tree, before visitors head underground where NEXO P8s and L15 subs help to create the unique atmosphere in the cellars of the Alsace vineyards.

Resonant with the geography of Japan comes an archipelago made up 3 islands. Although each space has a very different soundtrack, NEXO ID and P+ Series systems help to maintain a consistent sonic signature promoting a fluid journey through the spaces.

Amplification and processing for the installation come from a total of 65 x NEXO Powered TD Controllers, drawn from both nanoNXAMP and NXAMPMk2 ranges.

Speaking on behalf of Cofrex, Pavilion Director Philippe Mille said: “This is a complex project requiring a very specific sound system. There are more than 240 channels with innumerable loudspeakers and multiple challenges, both because of the very high demands of the experience design and the installation constraints related to this very distinctive building.

“So, we were looking for a French technical service provider with a very high level of skills. We reached out to a couple of manufacturers and NEXO immediately responded and met the demand, and has supported us very well in the development and engineering stages, in pre-production and then in production, and on-site with the daily presence of their ‘in-house’ engineers who have not only guided us but were also extremely active during the installation period.”

As a French company, manufacturing in France, we are proud that our products have been chosen to help represent to the world the best of French culture, craft and technology. And as part of the Yamaha group of companies, we are particularly proud that our speakers have been selected for this prestigious event in Japan.