The Arche Ship (Kultur-Arche) is an information center and starting point for hikes in the Arche region.
A special kind of nature experience - old breeds of domestic animals, poor grassland and heather on the Arche adventure trail in Frankenau. You can hike this on your own, but guided tours are also offered. The cultural ark in the shape of a ship provides information about this ancient cultural landscape with an interactive exhibition. Inside the ship, the exhibition elements provide information about topics such as old domestic animal breeds, extensive land use, biological diversity, product production, regional marketing and consumers and invite you to actively participate. On the “command bridge” the old domestic animal breeds are presented using an “occupancy plan”. Their skills, habits and preferences are recorded in the “logbook”. At the central “navigation table” the visitor should explore the biodiversity of the habitats and use the steering wheel to determine the course: extensive or intensive. Depending on the direction, biological diversity increases or decreases.