Current science presents itself in contemporary design in the historical "Kaisersaal". Stones are flying through the air, a volcano erupts and the visitors experience, what makes the earth move. The hall also serves as a meeting and resting point, the strict furnishing of the entire floor gives way to a more open and free arrangement. The building, completed in 1889 by architects Semper and Hasenauer, was the first evolutionary museum in Europe and, together with the “Kaiserforum”, was conceived as a “Gesamtkunstwerk”.

Team:
Architect: Schuberth und Schuberth ZT-GmbH
Curation: Mathias Harzhauser, Agnes Mair, Julia Landsiedl (Gestaltung NHM)
Exhibition design, idea/coordination of the interactive stations, general planner: Schuberth und Schuberth
Team: Victoria Pichler
Graphics: Stefan Fuhrer
Light: Gunther Ferencsin-Junick
Art Installation: Johannes Ludescher
Scientifical Illustration: Mark Belan, Lisa Kröll
Photography: Christoph Panzer

Material Used:
1. Wall display panels: MDF with timber substructure, varnished in NCS, satin finish
2. Freestanding pedestals: corpus with timber substructure, surface: stained oak veneer
3. Concrete slabs: coloured concrete with steppings
4. lighting design/fittings: 
Products: ERCO Lighting GmbH (Decke, Gesims / ceiling, cornice), DGA (Vitrinenbeleuchtung / spots in display cases)

5. Fabric inlays in display cases / fabric-covered walls: fabric inlays in display cases, GaiaSphere (inner) fabric-covered walls: Kvadrat, Gentle 2
6. Furnishings: sofa fabric cover: De Ploeg: Ploewool