The Museum of Evolution combines two complementary spaces: a bright, contemplative fossil gallery and a dark, immersive Black Box. Together they stage evolution as a movement from stillness to motion.

In the White Box, Permian fossils are staged within an enveloping sound and light environment that groups prehistoric life into aquatic, mid-aquatic, and terrestrial zones. The arrangement guides visitors from the depths of ancient seas to life on land, underlining the relationships between species and habitats.

In the Black Box, large-format projections, spatial dramaturgy, and animated prehistoric creatures create a sense of entering a living scene in prehistoric times. The exhibition links deep geological time to immediate human perception, making evolution intuitively legible.

Visitors move through a rhythm of observation and immersion. In the White Box, fossils are framed by shifting light, shadow, and sound, allowing the specimens to “speak” through their staging. In the Black Box, the prehistoric world surrounds the audience as environments and creatures come to life at full scale.

Each step turns scientific content into an emotional, multi-sensory encounter. The Museum of Evolution reshapes expectations of what a fossil exhibition can be, positioning it as both an educational resource and a memorable attraction to spark the curiosity of its visitors.

Knuthenborg Safari Park wanted to evolve from a pure wildlife destination into a place where natural history and living animals form one coherent story. Fossils and scientific narratives had to be presented in a way that speaks equally to families, school groups, and science enthusiasts.

The task was to turn complex evolutionary processes and rare Permian fossils into a visitor journey that balances accuracy and spectacle, while fitting into the park’s existing infrastructure and operating conditions.