The Israel Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montréal opened during a period of political tension in the Middle East, when conflicts arose between Israel and the surrounding Arab nations. After several months of national anxiety, Israel emerged victorious from the ensuing Six Day War, and the territory under Israel’s control greatly expanded. Against this background, the Israel Pavilion at Expo 67 became the focus of international attention, although it did not directly address the country’s contemporary condition. Designed by leading Israeli architects Arieh Sharon, David Resnick and Eldar Sharon, the pavilion’s architecture mainly referred to new and emerging morphologies. The exhibits focused on the history of Jewish people and their attempt to build a new country. Yet, while the pavilion’s design did not deal with the tension between Israel and its Arab neighbours, it certainly reflected Israel’s perception of how it should present itself in global contexts. Expo 67 was the last exhibition to be planned and opened prior to the Six Day War and the significant territorial, social, and political changes that followed it. As such, it was one of the last opportunities for Israel to capitalise on narratives about the ancient Jewish people, their life in the diaspora, their annihilation in Europe, and their subsequent redemption in the new country. After Expo 67, the mode of exhibiting this story has been almost totally transformed. This article returns to the history of the evolution of the Israel Pavilion for Expo 67 to study the emergence of its architectural design in relation to the exhibits. It shows how this was related to Israel’s national self-perception and the ideology that underpinned it, as the nation transformed from a developing country into a significant, regional power.

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以色列展出：67 世博会

蒙特利尔 67 号世博会的以色列馆在中东政治紧张时期开幕，当时以色列与周边阿拉伯国家之间发生冲突。经过几个月的民族焦虑，以色列在随后的六日战争中取得了胜利，以色列控制的领土大大扩大。在此背景下，第 67 届世博会以色列馆成为国际关注的焦点，尽管它并没有直接反映该国的当代状况。由以色列领先的建筑师 Arieh Sharon、David Resnick 和 Eldar Sharon 设计，展馆的建筑主要涉及新兴的形态。展品侧重于犹太人的历史以及他们建立一个新国家的尝试。然而，虽然展馆的设计没有处理以色列与其阿拉伯邻国之间的紧张关系，但它肯定反映了以色列对如何在全球背景下展示自己的看法。第 67 届世博会是在六日战争以及随之而来的重大领土、社会和政治变革之前计划和开幕的最后一个展览。因此，这是以色列利用关于古代犹太人的叙述、他们在侨民中的生活、他们在欧洲的毁灭以及他们随后在新国家的救赎的最后机会之一。67届世博会之后，这个故事的展示方式几乎完全改变了。本文回到第67届世博会以色列馆的演变历史，研究其与展品相关的建筑设计的出现。