Museums are definitely places one can get in and lose a whole day traveling through time, imagination or just getting to know another culture through popular artistic expressions by these places. Most of us have visited a museum, which cover lots of different topics. Now it is time to change the experience, as there are also underwater museums.
The underwater museums emerge as an interesting variant accidental museums we all know, need to access them some knowledge in diving, as literal, we will dive into the past and in the particular story that each has to tell. On this occasion, we will tour the most spectacular six of all.
Cleopatra Sunken City – Egypt
Located on the coast of Alexandria, in northern Egypt, we find what are considered the first ruins believed belonged to Cleopatra VII. Although it is not a museum in itself, it is the first reference we have of ruins located on the seabed, which served as inspiration for other museums. Unfortunately, the Egyptian government has no plans to transform it into a museum.
Submarine Museum Cape Tarhankut – Russia
Located in Crimea, the northern Black Sea coast, this museum comes from the mind of a diver Vladimir Borumensky, who has more than 20 years dedicated to gather busts and damaged statues of the old communist leaders who were removed with falling Soviet Union. Figures Lenin, Stalin, Marx, among other works he has been adding to the collection, all have been placed in the sea and today already has 50 sculptures of something that has been dubbed the “Alley of Leaders”.
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Puerto Herod – Israel
A city that once served as a trading port for the Roman Empire and is six meters below sea level off the coast of Caesarea, Israel. When diving in the area, we will find artifacts such as marble columns, anchors, and shipwrecks of the Phoenician and Byzantine times.
Shipwreck Trail – Florida, USA
Nearly a dozen sunken ships with three centuries of history, resting in the shallow waters of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. These underwater archaeological sites offer various maritime winks times, each ship offers a different story, plus they now are home to the inhabitants of the marine sanctuary.
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Underwater Sculpture Park – Granada
The artist and photographer Jason deCaires Taylor, was commissioned to create by hand 65 sculptures in concrete and rebar, which represent human forms and old boats anchored below Moliniere Bay. There are several tours in the area, even exclusive for photographers, where they will learn various techniques of underwater photo exclusions.
Cancun Underwater Museum (MUSA) – Cancun, Mexico
And this is certainly the best of all, MUSA, a spectacular museum located in the beautiful coast of Cancun, which was also created by artist Jason Taylor deCaires. This museum is considered the world’s largest with 400 sculptures spread over 150 square meters, where the main goal is to repair some of the damaged coral reefs in the region and create a new artificial habitat for species in the region.
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