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Berchtesgaden Salt Mine - The Salt Time Journey

Deep underground at the Berchtesgaden Salt Mine is an innovative tour that utilises a variety of multimedia equipment.

A variety of multimedia equipment gives visitors a unique insight into the production processes used in one of Germany’s few remaining working salt mines.

The one and a half hour tour through a disused part of the mine, described as the ”Salt Time Journey“, attracts around 350,000 visitors per year and is projected soon to hit 400,000 after the mine re-opened in May 2007 following a major Euros 8.4 million complete overhaul.

A NEW CONCEPT OF PRESENTATION
Sebastian Brandner, manager of the visitor centre at Berchtesgaden Salt Mine, says: “The investment was made because we needed to both attract new visitors and to ensure some of those people who have visited before returned. Since the re-opening there has been an increase in visitor numbers of 6.8 per cent.”

The overhaul took eight months to complete fully (running from October 2006 through to May 2007) and involved the re-building of the entrance hall and visitor centre as well as a significant upgrade to many aspects of the tour itself set deep within the salt mine.

The development of the concept and the implementation for both the visitor centre and the underground tour experience was handled by Stefan Seigner of Intertainment Kulturmanagement GmbH, who was also responsible for the revival of Vienna’s Giant Ferris Wheel. Designer agency 3deluxe was brought onboard as the consultant for the audio visual (AV) aspects of the tour.

It is these AV elements that help bring both the visitor centre and the tour to life. They enhance the experience of visitors by helping to explain the workings of the mine and the history of the Berchtesgaden works.

THE PROJECT
Client
The Berchtesgaden Salt Mine ”Salt Time Journey“ (Berchtesgaden/Germany)"

Website
www.salzzeitreise.com

Industry
Industrial/Leisure

Application category
Museum/Showroom

System installed by
HB-Laserkomponenten GmbH (Schwäbisch Gmünd/Germany)