Immersive Exhibition “Polar Experience” to Premiere in Berlin

(eap) On 6 December, the new immersive exhibition format “Polar Experience – The Immersive Exhibition on the Arctic and Antarctic” will celebrate its world premiere in the German capital. Until 6 April 2026, this multimedia-based experience in the ARENA Berlin industrial monument will take visitors into the Earth’s polar regions, presenting majestic landscapes, unique wildlife and exciting research. Aimed at all age groups, the exhibition is intended to create an emotional impact and inspire action to protect the planet.

© Foto: COFO The Polar Experience begins with virtual boarding onto the research vessel “Polarstern”. In the “Boarding Room”, visitors are introduced to what awaits them during their adventure in the eternal ice. From there, the journey continues through the “Fascination Ice” exhibition area into the largest experience space, featuring an interactive 360-degree projection that highlights and brings to life the Arctic and Antarctic, the beauty of nature and the world of the animals living there. Visitors then enter two further rooms dedicated to the habitats of the animals and people of the polar regions. Central to this is the documentary by Alessandro Rovere on the Yupik people living in the Arctic, who address the rest of the world with powerful messages.

The tour culminates in the “Act Now Room”, a festival-like interactive space showcasing ways for visitors to engage in climate and environmental protection. Numerous companies, start-ups and NGOs already active in these fields are presented here. The starting and end point of the Polar Experience is the “Welcome Lobby”, which includes the ticketing area, service counter and shop.

© Foto: AWI/Esther Horvath “With the Polar Experience, we want to reach people of all ages and inspire enthusiasm for science, nature and our planet,” said dan pearlman Group CEO Nicole Srock.Stanley, who developed the exhibition concept and founded Climate Education and ClimateXtremes GmbH. The Polar Experience is the first exhibition by Climate Education GmbH, realised in cooperation with Seven.One Starwatch, a company of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group. The exhibition is presented by the ProSieben science formats “Galileo” and “Galileo Kids”. The local organiser is COFO Entertainment, the Passau-based company known for staging international touring exhibitions, including formats such as “Titanic: An Immersive Voyage” and “House of Banksy – An Unauthorized Exhibition”.

Scientific partners of the Polar Experience include Klimahaus Bremerhaven, the Alfred Wegener Institute, the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) and the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW). The project is also supported by WWF Germany. ■