The underground future lab

Hagerbach Test Gallery

 
 

The underground future lab

Research infrastructure of national importance

As a newly awarded research infrastructure of national importance, we have been providing the space and expertise to turn visions into innovations for over 50 years.

Whether building material tests, CO₂ reduction projects or space research: researchers and developers from all over the world use our research infrastructure. They carry out cutting-edge research, training and 1:1 tests in 25,000 m² of tunnels, laboratories, caverns and test fields or use the fascinating underground world for events of a different kind.

Come in and discover what makes us unique - we look forward to your virtual visit and even more to welcoming you to Flums.

Discover the underground future lab

Hagerbach Test Gallery

Welcome to the underground future lab

At the foot of the Alvier lies the inconspicuous entrance to the Hagerbach Test Gallery – a fascinating underground world. Visionary master builders and scientists from all over the world find answers to the pressing questions of our time in an area of more than 25 000 square metres. A multitude of tunnels, caverns, test fields, laboratories and training rooms offer ideal conditions for research, development, testing, 1:1 experiments and events of all kinds. A fantastic constellation that the federal government recognised as a research infrastructure of national importance in 2024.

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