Eine breite Leihenwand zeigt einen Kurzfilm zur Parkhöhle

Park Cave Experience

Through Time and Climate

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permanent exhibition

The Park Cave reopens with a new exhibition

The exhibition “Park Cave Experience – Through Time and Climate”, located in the tunnels underneath the Park on the Ilm, presents a panorama of 200,000 years of geological and human history. The new permanent exhibition tells the story of the Park Cave, beginning with the first tunnels excavated during the Goethe era. It remained unused and forgotten for decades until World War II, when it served as an air-raid shelter. The Park Cave reopened in 1997, but recently closed due to the pandemic and extensive renovation. Now the Park Cave is open to visitors again with a new exhibition.

Mit Helm und Taschenlampe gewappnet wird die Parkhöhle erkundet
Well equipped through the park cave
Zwei Personen betrachten den Film zur Parkhöhle durch Raum und Zeit
Through climate and time
Die Parkhöhle bietet ein barrierefreies Modell, welches die Wege der Höhle mit der Hand spürbar erkunden lässt.
Interactive touch model of the park cave
Einblicke in die Gesteinsschichten
View into the geological window
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