A display apparatus comprising: a substrate comprising an opening area, a display area surrounding at least a portion of the opening area, and an intermediate area between the opening area and the display area; a display element at the display area, and comprising a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode on the pixel electrode, and an intermediate layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a first common layer, a second common layer on the first common layer, and an emission layer between the first common layer and the second common layer, and wherein the first common layer and the second common layer extend to the intermediate area, and the second common layer is directly on the first common layer at the intermediate area, wherein the first common layer and the second common layer each has an opening (OP1, OP2) at the intermediate area; a thin-film encapsulation layer on the display element, and comprising at least one inorganic encapsulation layer and at least one organic encapsulation layer; an inorganic insulating layer at the display area and the intermediate area, and located between the substrate and a first partition wall, wherein the inorganic insulating layer contacts the inorganic encapsulation layer through the opening; and a first partition wall at the intermediate area, and surrounding the opening area, wherein the opening comprises a first opening between the first partition wall and the display area, and a second opening between the first partition wall and the opening area, and characterised in that the opening corresponds to an inorganic contact region, the inorganic contact region being a flat region, located either side of the partition wall, in which only the inorganic insulating layer is arranged between the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the substrate, wherein the first inorganic encapsulation is continuous across the inorganic contact region. a substrate comprising an opening area, a display area surrounding at least a portion of the opening area, and an intermediate area between the opening area and the display area; a display element at the display area, and comprising a pixel electrode, an opposite electrode on the pixel electrode, and an intermediate layer between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode, wherein the intermediate layer comprises a first common layer, a second common layer on the first common layer, and an emission layer between the first common layer and the second common layer, and wherein the first common layer and the second common layer extend to the intermediate area, and the second common layer is directly on the first common layer at the intermediate area, wherein the first common layer and the second common layer each has an opening (OP1, OP2) at the intermediate area; a thin-film encapsulation layer on the display element, and comprising at least one inorganic encapsulation layer and at least one organic encapsulation layer; an inorganic insulating layer at the display area and the intermediate area, and located between the substrate and a first partition wall, wherein the inorganic insulating layer contacts the inorganic encapsulation layer through the opening; and a first partition wall at the intermediate area, and surrounding the opening area, wherein the opening comprises a first opening between the first partition wall and the display area, and a second opening between the first partition wall and the opening area, and characterised in that the opening corresponds to an inorganic contact region, the inorganic contact region being a flat region, located either side of the partition wall, in which only the inorganic insulating layer is arranged between the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the substrate, wherein the first inorganic encapsulation is continuous across the inorganic contact region.