Lava Centre in the south of Iceland is surrounded by some of the country’s greatest and most active volcanoes. The main exhibition provides a unique immersive and interactive experience where visitors can feel, experience and understand the extreme natural forces that shape our planet and created Iceland.

Architecture and lighting design play a major role in the experience of the exhibition. Conceived as a journey of discovery, the exhibition is arranged across a series of interconnected spaces that vary in shape, size and lighting quality according to particular design concepts within the main theme.

Following a tangible interaction approach, every exhibit in the exhibition is either triggered or shaped by visitors’ motion or behaviour. In this way, visitors experience the exhibition in different ways, gathering along the way a wide variety of experiences that range from personal and intimate to collective.

Built on rigorous scientific research, the exhibition uses both recorded and live data from the leading geological institutions and universities in Iceland. Visitors can experience earthquakes created by real seismic data, feel the movement of magma within the Eyjafjallajökull central volcano or encounter a large-scale replica of the deep mantle plume that lies beneath Iceland and is responsible for its active volcanism.