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Al Hoota Cave - Oman

Al Hoota Cave is situated in the vicinity of the ancient silversmith town Nizwa and the world heritage site Bahla. It is one of the largest cave systems in the world and was opened to the public in 2006 for the first time. In October 2007 the exhibition in the visitor centre opened it's gates, imparting knowledge about local geology and the formation of Al Hoota Cave.

On the basis of the conception from VERDANDI and in close cooperation with the Natural History Museum Vienna we developed five interactive kiosk systems. By turning a "time wheel" the visitor is able to watch the continental plates move in the course of time, grow stalagmites in a virtual cave, see how different climatic conditions affect the development of Karst, or watch how the Hajar mountain range was formed. Through a microscope geological formations and life-forms dwelling in the cave can be explored.