The weather is getting hotter. The water is rising. The storms are getting stronger.
Extreme weather conditions are becoming more frequent worldwide as a result of global warming. More and more people are suffering from the effects – including here. While you learn about the beauty of the earth on the ‘journey’ along the eighth degree of longitude, the new permanent exhibition ‘Weather Extremes’ draws your attention to extreme weather and its consequences.
Innovative experience platform
The central element of the exhibition is the lifting platform, which takes you on an immersive journey through the atmosphere over three floors. The forces of nature are staged in 360 degrees in a mixture of video, movement, sound, special effects and stage elements.
Encouragers for climate protection
In the final section, “Eyewitnesses”, you will meet people who have been confronted with the consequences of extreme weather or who are working to ensure that we as a society can manage it better. After all, it is the human factor that turns a natural event into a catastrophe. They will provide you with suggestions on how you can work to protect the earth and the climate.
The German Weather Service is involved in the conception of the new permanent exhibition as a scientific partner. The media partner is arte.
The client is Bremerhavener Entwicklungsgesellschaft Alter/Neuer Hafen mbH & Co. KG (BEAN).
Dr. Insa Thiele-Eich
Do you know those very special moments in life? The ones we always remember for some reason, the ones that have somehow shaped us?
For Dr Insa Thiele-Eich, one of these moments was during her summer holidays in the mountains. She was about nine years old when she observed the sky on a clear night: huge galaxies, tiny particles, stardust and light from the ancient past. How could it all fit together? She couldn’t let go of this question. Her curiosity was aroused – and remains with her to this day.
Dr Thiele-Eich still likes to look up at the sky. She still wants to know more. This urge led her to become a meteorologist, researching the complex systems of our weather – and she has even become an astronaut.
With her unique expertise, she guides you through the world of weather extremes. She welcomes you to our exhibition, takes you on a journey through the atmosphere and releases you into the realm of eyewitnesses – and accompanies you on a special moment that you won’t forget!
studio klv
The ‘Weather Extremes’ brings the power of nature and its dramatic effects to life. The creative minds behind it, the creative office studio klv under the direction of Jan Löken and Bernhard Kehrer as well as the project manager of ‘Weather Extremes’ Astrid Dressel, gave exciting insights into their vision and the challenges of realising it.
Climate communication that moves
The ‘Weather Extremes’ exhibition is not only intended to provide information, but also to raise awareness of climate change through an immersive experience. The team’s aim was to create an experience that makes the power of the forces of nature tangible and at the same time invites visitors to reflect on the role humans play in this. Astrid Dressel, who has been involved in the project since 2021, emphasises the central role of the emotional elements: ‘We wanted to create an experience that appeals to everyone and mobilises us as people to take action.’
Access to the ‘Weather Extremes’ exhibition is not included in the regular tickets (day ticket, afternoon ticket, flexi ticket, group ticket) or in the annual ticket. It has to be booked in addition to normal ticket at the ticket counter or online.
Regular admission costs EUR 7.50, reduced admission EUR 5.50.
Please note: Admission takes place at pre-booked time slots.
Mon to Fri:
11 am to 12 pm
12 pm to 1 pm
3.30 pm to 4.30 pm
At weekends, during holidays and public holidays:
From 11 am to 5 pm throughout
Accompanying persons with disabilities (from a degree of disability of 50) receive free admission if a corresponding note (B or H) is entered on their disabled person’s pass. Please report this to the ticket counter.
For the protection of all visitors, access to the platforms with an electric wheelchair is not permitted for safety reasons.
Notes on your health and safety
- Strobe lights and laser technology are used on the ride.
- The platform bounces slightly when stepped on.
- During operation, it will move up and down, turn and tilt. You are not strapped in.
- The design of the exhibition could impair your perception and sense of balance.
- People in wheelchairs must secure themselves with belts at the designated places.
- Unfortunately, it is not possible to use the platform for electric wheelchairs and buggies.
- The presentation of extreme weather could be psychologically stressful.
- We recommend adapting hearing aids to the noisy environment before visiting – a volume of up to 90 dB can be reached for short periods.
- Children are only allowed to ride the Uplift from the age of 14 without being accompanied by an adult.