GeoCenter Møns Klint

About the museum

Møns Klint has been a popular excursion destination for more than a hundred years, and the meeting point was always Store Klint near the 128-meter-high Dronningestol. In 1895 the hotelier R. B. Christensen had a pavilion built here as an excursion restaurant, and in 1969 a cafeteria extension was added for growing tourism.

An international architecture competition was held for a new building, which PLH Arkitekter won in 2002 among 291 entrants. The wing-shaped building was built directly into the cliff, only a few meters from the edge, and was opened on May 29, 2007 by Queen Margrethe, who remains its patron to this day. The center is run by a non-profit foundation whose building is debt-free thanks to donations from numerous funds and public bodies; operations are handled by a company on behalf of the foundation.

The site belongs to the state nature agency Naturstyrelsen. Under an agreement with it, the GeoCenter handles nature interpretation for the state-owned areas on Høje Møn, including the cliff, Klinteskoven, and the dry grasslands Jydelejet and Høvblege. Since 2009 it has been one of Denmark's knowledge-based educational activity centers.

The permanent exhibition leads from the marine reptiles and chalk algae of the Cretaceous period through the glaciers of the Ice Age to the island's biodiversity today. It is complemented by amber and flint exhibitions, a 3D cinema, virtual reality stations, and outdoor activities such as fossil hunting on the beach, mountain bike tours, and tree climbing.

Highlights

• Interactive journey through time from the Cretaceous through the Ice Age to today, in three languages: Danish, German, and English
• Amber exhibition with dinosaur feathers in 98-million-year-old amber
• Guided fossil hunt on the beach beneath the chalk cliff
• 3D cinema and virtual reality flight as a peregrine falcon
• Accessible wooden boardwalk with viewpoints at the cliff edge

Permanent exhibitions

• Hvor Danmark blev født – Journey through time built into the cliff, spanning 70 million years from the tropical Cretaceous sea with marine reptiles through the meteorite impact and Ice Age glaciers to the nature of eastern Møn today.
• En tidsrejse i rav – Atmospheric amber cave with inclusions of scorpions, insects, and blossoms as well as six dinosaur feathers; also the largest piece of amber ever found on Møn.
• Da flint var magt – Exhibition on flint as a material for tools, weapons, and status symbols and on the life of Stone Age people on Høje Møn.

Founded

2007

Operated by

GeoCenter Møns Klint A/S im Auftrag der Fonden GeoCenter Møns Klint

Admission & discounts

Online tickets are DKK 10 cheaper per person. The 3D cinema is included in admission. Private tours cost DKK 800 per hour. Parking costs DKK 45.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Wide aisles and elevators between levels; free wheelchair loan at the reception desk. Four accessible parking spaces directly at the main entrance. A 267-meter-long wooden boardwalk, built together with the Danish disability council, leads to five viewpoints at the cliff. The fossil hunt via the long staircase to the beach is not suitable for people with walking difficulties and wheelchair users. Guide dogs for the blind are welcome in the exhibition, café, and shop; other dogs are not.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area

Interactive exhibition for children and adults; in the children's workshop families can, for example, cast a mosasaur tooth or build an insect hotel (included in admission, only during holiday periods). Strollers are lent free of charge, baby changing table in the accessible toilet, playground at Store Klint. Tree climbing from age 6, mountain bike tours from age 12.

Getting there & parking

By car via the E47/E55: from the Zealand direction exit 41, from the Falster direction exit 42, then follow the signs to Møns Klint. Day bus trips from København including a visit to Skovtårnet and Møns Klint can be booked.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café Møns Klint with meals, homemade ice cream, and a large terrace at the cliff edge (tel. +45 51 54 14 84). Museum shop. Eight charging stations for electric cars in the parking lot.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Up to 25 guests.

Two conference rooms in the old hotel building for 25 people each with projector and Wi-Fi, on selected days also the cinema; catering and team-building activities bookable via booking@moensklint.dk.

Plan your visit