Whether you are an adventurer, researcher or romantic – our exhibit is tailor-made for you! You can visit our many aquariums, a real iceberg and the multi-vision cinema showing the UNESCO World Heritage film „ The Migration of the Ancient Beech Forests “ with Dirk Steffens.

ON THREE FLOORS

Exhibition with audio guide

Discover the interactive exhibition "We bring nature's secrets to light"

Wormhole
You are entering the wormhole
It is dark, sand trickles through the towering hourglass. What are 6 million years of human existence on the earth ...
Wormhole
Wormhole
You are entering the wormhole
It is dark, sand trickles through the towering hourglass. What are 6 million years of human existence on the earth - only the blink of an eye in the course of the history. After 69 million years the timepiece comes to a standstill. Welcome to the Cretaceous!
Cretaceous seas
You dive into the warm and shallow sea
The water column before you is full of microscopic marine invertebrates with "chalk" shells that slowly sink to the ...
Cretaceous seas
Cretaceous seas
You dive into the warm and shallow sea
The water column before you is full of microscopic marine invertebrates with "chalk" shells that slowly sink to the seabed. Primordial inhabitants of the Cretaceous seas swim by.
Ice age
You enter the chilly ice age
A glacier made of real ice protrudes from the wall and deposits erratics at its margins. The brave at heart can ...
Ice age
Ice age
You enter the chilly ice age
A glacier made of real ice protrudes from the wall and deposits erratics at its margins. The brave at heart can squeeze under a suspended glacial erratic.
Baltic Sea
You are sinking deep into the Baltic
The rays of sunlight break obliquely on the water surface and envelope you in a blue-green light. You are ...
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
You are sinking deep into the Baltic
The rays of sunlight break obliquely on the water surface and envelope you in a blue-green light. You are surrounded by the sounds of the Baltic Sea and its fauna.
Surge
You are strolling along a rocky beach
The waves make a tinkling sound as they roll over the flint stones.
Surge
Surge
You are strolling along a rocky beach
The waves make a tinkling sound as they roll over the flint stones.
Chalk cliff
You are climbing up the chalk cliff
The reds of the early morning sun reflect off the chalk cliffs. Dark layers of flint become visible in the white ...
Chalk cliff
Chalk cliff
You are climbing up the chalk cliff
The reds of the early morning sun reflect off the chalk cliffs. Dark layers of flint become visible in the white chalk, majestic beech trees weather the storm and an eagle presides over the landscape. This is a scenery that has long inspired artists.
Under ground
You are descending into the earth
Here it is dark and warm and smells of humus. In the shine of torches, you can discover creepy crawlies in the ...
Under ground
Under ground
You are descending into the earth
Here it is dark and warm and smells of humus. In the shine of torches, you can discover creepy crawlies in the soil. A narrow tunnel allows our smallest visitors crawl in even further.
Meadow
You are approaching a meadow
Having arrived on the meadow, take a moment to relax. Slowly, you become a part of the hustle and bustle of life ...
Meadow
Meadow
You are approaching a meadow
Having arrived on the meadow, take a moment to relax. Slowly, you become a part of the hustle and bustle of life between the blades of grass, and can enjoy the „stage performance“ on the forest clearing.
Freshwater habitats
You are arriving in freshwater habitats
Water - the basis of all life. Welcome to Jasmund's unique freshwater world! Touch the pulsating blue circles and ...
Freshwater habitats
Freshwater habitats
You are arriving in freshwater habitats
Water - the basis of all life. Welcome to Jasmund's unique freshwater world! Touch the pulsating blue circles and learn interesting facts about its inhabitants.
The beech tree
You are sitting under a gnarly old beech
The tree towers majestically overhead, witness to centuries long gone. It has experienced much and could tell ...
The beech tree
The beech tree
You are sitting under a gnarly old beech
The tree towers majestically overhead, witness to centuries long gone. It has experienced much and could tell countless stories - some good, some bad.
Beech forests
You are roaming through the Ancient Beech Forest
Up above a watchful pine martin darts along the branches. A spider spins its web across the path. What is that bird ...
Beech forests
Beech forests
You are roaming through the Ancient Beech Forest
Up above a watchful pine martin darts along the branches. A spider spins its web across the path. What is that bird with such a wonderful song?
Night-time in the forest
You are caught off-guard by night-time in the forest
The trees are transformed into enormous grey shadows. All is quiet, and then suddenly - a sound!
...
Night-time in the forest
Night-time in the forest
You are caught off-guard by night-time in the forest
The trees are transformed into enormous grey shadows. All is quiet, and then suddenly - a sound!
Wild Woods
You awake in the primeval forest
There are no paths, no signs, no traces of human activity, and yet you are familiar with these surroundings. No ...
Wild Woods
Wild Woods
You awake in the primeval forest
There are no paths, no signs, no traces of human activity, and yet you are familiar with these surroundings. No wonder – you are in your historic habitat: Jasmund with its primeval forest relict
Forces of nature
You are seeking shelter from the forces of nature
A violent storm is brewing: Trees fall, lightning strikes, rain pounds in the ground. But all this lasts for just a ...
Forces of nature
Forces of nature
You are seeking shelter from the forces of nature
A violent storm is brewing: Trees fall, lightning strikes, rain pounds in the ground. But all this lasts for just a moment – soon calm returns.
Dynamism & Wilderness
You are exploring the forces of nature
The momentum that nature develops can be enormous if humans give it time and space.
Dynamism & Wilderness
Dynamism & Wilderness
You are exploring the forces of nature
The momentum that nature develops can be enormous if humans give it time and space.
National parks
You are visiting the world‘s national parks
They still exist, the last vestiges of untouched nature. Often only tiny areas remain – as in Jasmund National ...
National parks
National parks
You are visiting the world‘s national parks
They still exist, the last vestiges of untouched nature. Often only tiny areas remain – as in Jasmund National Park. Jasmund is one of the smallest national parks in the world and requires our very special protection.
Gallery of Diversity
They recognise the value of diversity
The diversity of life is the basis of our existence. Animals and plants provide us humans with food and medicine, ...
Gallery of Diversity
Gallery of Diversity
They recognise the value of diversity
The diversity of life is the basis of our existence. Animals and plants provide us humans with food and medicine, clean air and clear water. Around nine million species live on earth. But the number is shrinking dramatically.
Final show
You sum up and relax
Let the experiences in the exhibition echo in the multi-vision room. The projections and the room experience invite ...
Final show
Final show
You sum up and relax
Let the experiences in the exhibition echo in the multi-vision room. The projections and the room experience invite you to linger.

The interactive exhibition „We bring nature‘s secrets to light“ is at the heart of the Visitor's Centre experience. On three storeys, visitors move through acoustically staged rooms and are playfully introduced to the secrets of the Cretaceous landscape. And the best thing is: every time traveller gets an audio guide and earphones – even the children! While the theme for the adult audio guide is „curiosity“, children are guided through the exhibition with amusing stories told by Mimi, the mouse and Krax, the raven.

EVERY 20 MINUTES

Multi-vision cinema

The World Heritage Site Short Film - A special cinema experience over three screens, great surround sound and with English subtitles.

Dirk Steffens presents - The UNESCO World Heritage Film

The Migration of the Ancient Beech Forests

" I have never produced a film that is shown at the same time on four large screens in one room. This format offers great possibilities. It is ideal for making the spectacular Ancient Beech Forests visible. "

Dirk Steffens is one of Germany's best-known science journalists and nature filmmakers. Steffens is an ambassador for the Jane Goodall Institute and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). He is also a biodiversity ambassador for German development policy.

Launch the trailer for the short film here.

Over one million viewers since the film's premiere

On 25 June 2011, Germany's ancient beech forests were declared a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.

This joyous occasion led to an extraordinary collaboration with one of the most prominent nature filmmakers on German television - Dirk Steffens - which resulted in a short documentary film about the UNESCO World Heritage Site with high-quality content and visuals.

In order to impressively stage the story of the Ancient Beech Forests, Steffens' film team did not skimp on elaborate filming techniques such as macro shots, time-lapse, special effects and thus created impressive images from extraordinarily exciting perspectives. A special challenge was to conceive an emotionally appealing nature film that is tailored to our unique round cinema architecture and visually as well as acoustically inspires the audience on three screens at once.

We and - more than one million visitors since the film's release on 25 June 2013 - think we have succeeded very impressively.

Indoor activities

Wormhole

Cretaceous seas

Ice age

Baltic Sea

Surge

Chalk cliff

Under ground

Meadow

Freshwater habitats

The beech tree

Beech forests

Night-time in the forest

Wild Woods

Forces of nature

Dynamism & Wilderness

National parks

Gallery of Diversity

Final show