What did southern Hesse look like millions of years ago? Where forests, towns and fields lie today, mighty mountains once towered into the sky and volcanoes rumbled. This new special exhibition invites you to discover hidden treasures beneath our feet and see the region through a completely new lens. Join us on a geological journey of discovery. Spanning around 100 square metres, the history of the Earth unfolds over more than 500 million years – told through rocks, minerals, fossils and archaeological finds, all sourced from within a 30-kilometre radius of the Messel Pit. Alongside the traditional exhibits, interactive media stations invite visitors to get involved, marvel and explore.

What if stones could speak? Outside, Regina Frank’s artistic interpretation, »Es flüstert stille Ewigkeit« (It whispers SIlent Eternity) complements the special exhibition. A sculpture set amongst local rocks, which tell their stories via a QR code.

The exhibition can be visited independently during our opening hours.