Permanent exhibition
1. floor, Brøggers hus
The Earth and life have evolved together over billions of years. Microorganisms, fungi, plants, and animals continuously form new shapes with new adaptations, while the climate changes, continents shift, and major natural disasters steer evolution in new directions.
Researchers are trying to form a picture of these processes, both to understand how we got to where we are and to be able to make predictions about the future. Fossils are perhaps the most important clues for reading and understanding the history of the Earth and life.
The exhibition consists of two large rooms. Here, we present snapshots of ecosystems throughout geological time, from the first organisms to the life forms of today. We also showcase some important evolutionary events in selected groups of animals and plants.