GeoCenter Møns Klint — Attraction in Vordingborg Municipality

GeoCenter Møns Klint is a geological museum on the island of Møn in southeastern Denmark. Located close to the top of the chalk cliffs known as Møns Klint, it was opened on 29 May 2007 by Queen Margrethe. The building was designed by PLH Architects, the winners of an international design competition. Considered by the World Architecture Festival to be one of the world's most beautiful buildings, most of the structure is underground. The architects chose to safeguard nature by reducing the visible above-ground part of the building to a minimum. The large exhibition area, entirely underground, falls in line with the centre’s objective which is to tell the story of what lies beneath Denmark. The curvature of the building was the result of a desire to preserve the trees lining the cliff. The centre's architect, Søren Mølbak, explains: "Because the cliffs are white and we wanted to follow nature, our choice of materials and colours is based on the natural environment. But we didn’t want to paint the walls white, so the building is made of white concrete, the floors are white cement plaster, the indoor walls are white rendered plasterboard, and the ceilings are white Mono acoustic spray-rendered ceilings." The white ceilings in the restaurant are free of directional lines, following the curvature of the building, and have randomly placed light fixtures. Those in the underground exhibition centre are black.The outer wall adjacent to the parking lot is lined with untreated planks of larch wood, blending into the surroundings. The exhibition traces Denmark's birth from prehistoric times 70 million years ago. Around the main exhibition hall, there are a number of large cave-like booths where artists express their views of the story. Visitors can walk through the gallery experiencing the different geological levels passing through the Cretaceous Period with sharks, sea urchins and the mosasaur, Tertiary Period when the chalky seabed was freed from the sea; and the Quaternary Period when glaciers subsided over Denmark.In addition to interactive computer screens, the exhibition gallery has many attractions for children including treasure hunts, competitions...

I wanted to see the visitor centre at møns klint after seeing the images on google maps. A local bnb host said the visitor centre was pretty small. So when we arrived around 10.30 and saw the ticket price we were held aback.

However we wanted to see the 3D film about extreme weather events, and at the desk we heard there was a guided fossil hunting tour at 14:00 so we decided to go inside after all.

And it was the best decision of the week! The 3D film was a National Geographic film and there were English and German dubs available.

after that we learned a whole lot about the geography of Møns Klint, why the fossils were there to be found. And the history of the area and Denmark.

I especially loved the exhibition on Amber and insects that were found inside it. So much to see!

The museum has multiple interactive displays that are interesting for kids, but secretly I enjoyed myself quite a bit as well.

The VR bird and climbing experiences were cool. And the workshop with microscopes to study the fossils helped me prepare for the big fossil hunt.

We had lunch in the café and the food was pretty decent. Although maybe a bit pricey.

14:00 we gathered outside the building and were brought on a (de)tour with the guide. Because of the tide and wind the beach at the centre wasn’t accesible, so we walked about 2 km to the next big staircase. Underway the guide told all kinds of cool facts and stories about the forest leading up to the 499 step staircase.

On the beach we searched for fossils and that was the end of the tour.

I eventually spent 7 hours in and around the centre so it’s money well spent!...

The GeoCenter was closed for the season. Toilets are open and clean. Paths for each difficulty level. You can see some absolutely amazing views and be in a wheelchair, or be a freakishly great mountain climber and see some others. They have paths with wooden stairs going up, down, and mostly level each showing its own spectacular views. It was overcast and a bit rainy when we went, so we were treated to a double rainbow ending in aquamarine sea water just off the white cliff face. My camera was inadequate to the task of capturing something so breathtaking. If you bring dogs or children, put them on a leash. I'm not kidding. It's very steep and could be very dangerous if they got away from you for even a split second and hopped the guardrails. Experienced climbers were not forbidden, but are strongly warned against the slopes leading to the beach below. There's no need to climb though as there is wooden decking path provided all the way down. Nice little play park for the little ones. Picnic area. Food vending in season. Very large park Tabby cat is extremely friendly. Parking fees are mandatory and were about €30 or 35. The echoes were fun listening to some German tourists sing at the top of their lungs in English. 😆 This is a view that really needs to be seen to be fully appreciated. Stunning. Bring good cameras, great walking shoes, water and endless energy if possible, to see everything, would take at least a week. Free trail maps were available in Danish,...