The editor's view
Quang Ninh’s urban exhibition, scheduled for 28 August–2 September, explored future planning through models and digital presentation.
Eight zones on the Planning Palace’s second floor offered a way to move beyond admiring buildings and start asking how a city might work for the people living in it.
- When
- Historical scheduled exhibition: 28 August–2 September 2026; no extension verified.
- Where
- Level 2, Quang Ninh Planning, Fair and Exhibition Palace
- Tickets & conditions
- Full admission conditions not published; ask the organiser
Read the model through everyday questions
Planning to 2050, with a vision towards 2075, formed the exhibition’s central subject. Older children could look for homes, routes, green space or water within a model and ask how these elements connect. Younger children might simply identify one recognisable shape. The useful conversation is about the difference between a city that exists today and proposals for its future, rather than assuming every object in a model is already built or certain to appear.
Use the technology to follow an idea
Digital models, projection mapping, XR, holograms, AI and a 360-degree room were among the announced presentation formats. Families could choose one idea and consider what a particular format makes easier to understand, rather than rushing from screen to screen. Alternating a projected sequence with a still model can also make the visit gentler for children who tire of bright or busy displays. Technology is most interesting when it helps explain a place, not only when it produces an effect.
Keep neighbouring events separate
This exhibition’s schedule ended on 2 September on the second floor of Quang Ninh’s Planning, Fair and Exhibition Palace. Square events, exterior projections and the OCOP fair followed separate arrangements and did not extend this exhibition’s dates. For a later visit to the building, ask which displays are open and what admission arrangements apply. Choose from the programme actually available that day instead of planning around the holiday exhibition or assuming neighbouring events share the same opening period.
A plan that is enough
Reopen the official source for “Explore city planning through models and technology” on the day of the visit; check timing, venue and entry terms.
Choose one main moment and one rest point; do not make children complete the whole programme.
Check noise, exits, stroller access and the rain plan before entering a crowded area.
Sources behind this guide
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