Permanent exhibition
Third floor, Brøggers hus
The Earth was formed around 4.5 billion years ago, and the solar system about 50 million years earlier. This knowledge comes to us through, among other things, rocks. The age of meteorites has helped us date the age of our own solar system. The oldest stones preserved on Earth are around 4.3 billion years old. In the exhibition, we have a meteorite that is as old as our own solar system, the Allende meteorite.
The exhibition features many interactive elements, and several of the meteorites can be touched.
The exhibition is divided into two parts: On one side, you can explore meteorites—space rocks that have survived their journey to the Earth's surface. On the other side, you can delve into the solar system. An installation in the center of the exhibition represents a section of the asteroid belt.