The colors of the mountain

Vibrant vitriols, sparkling minerals, and fascinating rock formations make the Rammelsberg a unique place of learning. This guided tour invites you to discover the hidden world of color underground.

Target audience: Grades 1-13

Duration: 90 minutes

Workshop: Optionally bookable (60 minutes)

Participant: 15–25 people

Price: €11 per person

Workshop: €99 including materials

Accompanying persons: 2 accompanying persons free

Registration: Required via info@rammelsberg.de

This is what the group expects

Discover minerals, explore colors and experience the fascinating underground world with new eyes.

The underground world of the Rammelsberg surprises with an extraordinary variety of colors. Natural processes create colorful metal salts – known as vitriols – on the walls, giving the mountain a vibrant palette of greens, blues, and yellows.

During the guided tour, the students discover these special mineral formations up close and learn how they are formed and their importance for mining. Magnifying glasses allow them to examine even the smallest crystals, stalactites, and other structures.

The guided tour vividly combines natural science, mining history and precise observation, showing that the Rammelsberg is far more than a former ore mine.

Suitable workshop

Make your own paints, experiment and get creative.

Grades 1–4

Painting with self-mixed pigments and ochre from the Rammelsberg.

Grades 5–9

Painting and chemical experiments involving minerals and pigments (by arrangement).

Young people and adults

Work creatively with natural pigments and use chance to create your own artwork.

The guided tour can be booked individually for school classes and, if desired, combined with an age-appropriate workshop. Our booking office will be happy to assist with the planning.