Nebra Ark

The Visitor Centre
The Nebra Ark (Arche Nebra) guides you into the fascinating world of the Nebra Sky Disc. Not far from the findspot of this unique treasure trove the Visitor Centre connects archaeology and astronomy and presents the exciting story of the renowned bronze disc. The centrepiece of the Nebra Ark is the planetarium. The show makes the complex astronomical knowledge, which is encrypted on the Sky Disc, comprehensible. Regular special exhibitions complement the varied programme of events.

The findspot of the Sky Disc
For 3,600 years, an image of the sky was hidden in the ground – the “celestial eye” on the site connects sky and earth precisely at this point. Here the Sky Disc was put to use. Even today one can observe from the Mittelberg hill, how the sun sets behind the distinctive landmark of the Harz massif with the Brocken mountain on the longest day of the year, the summer solstice. The 30 m high viewing tower, which is designed like the pointer of a sundial, enables this vista.