{"id":16617,"date":"2018-05-30T03:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T03:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/?p=16617"},"modified":"2026-03-28T03:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:27:21","slug":"europes-first-underwater-museum-things-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/blog\/international-holidays\/europes-first-underwater-museum-things-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe\u2019s First Underwater Museum \u2013 Things to Know!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16617\" class=\"elementor elementor-16617\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d961d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68d961d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e1f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63e1f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Museo Atlantico! Sculpted and installed meticulously over three years, Europe\u2019s first oceanic exhibit lies 15m underwater on the ocean bed in Playa Blanca, o\ufb00\u00a0the Canary Island of Lanzarote, in Spain. It opened for public in January 2017 and can be accessed only by snorkeling or scuba diving. Since its opening, this museum has scored well in the list of\u00a0<b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotc.in\/international-packages\/europe\/things-to-do\">things to do in Europe<\/a><\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e71a292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e71a292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Art<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a0a8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78a0a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The museum consists of various pieces telling di\ufb00erent stories about climate change and the indi\ufb00erence of humans to global warming, using more than 300 life-sized human figures. These are made using eco-friendly, nontoxic and pH neutral concrete which have actually nurtured oceanic life in an otherwise barren area. If you\u2019re planning museum-hopping\u00a0<b><strong>Europe trip<\/strong><\/b>, read ahead how Museo Atlantico makes the cut.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6cdb64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6cdb64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some of the installations are \u2013<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6506a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6506a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The Portal: A animal-human hybrid sculpture peers into a large mirror reflecting the ocean surface in motion, as if a gateway into another world. The mirror is hosted above the seabed with small compartments built in to attract fish, octopus and sea urchins for inhabitation.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"2\"><li>The Raft of Lampedusa: A sculpture of a boat crammed with thirteen human figures pays tribute to the inhuman ordeal of the refugees.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"3\"><li>Crossing the Rubicon: About 40 figures walking towards a 30 metre long, 100-tonne wall is meant to remind us of the little time we\u2019re left with, to take action to conserve environment and mend our ways.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"4\"><li>The Immortal Pyre: A fisherman lies on a pile of concrete sticks which are stacked in a way to accommodate marine life, while also depicting death.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"5\"><li>Deregulated: A see-saw made in form of an oil pump with men in suits playing on it represent greedy capitalism.<\/li><\/ol><ol start=\"6\"><li>The Human Gyre: A huge circle is made of over 200 figures hailing from all walks of life, piled on each other.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6b2c03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6b2c03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Artist<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293949a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"293949a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jason deCaires Taylor is a British sculptor and installation artist who is also a underwater diver, naturalist and photographer known for his underwater creations. His vision for environmental awareness also reclaimed the ecological balance at this site. Plenty of octopus, sardines, angelfish, angelsharks and the occasional butterfly ray can be spotted here now. The museum is basically functioning as an artificial reef.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1ad87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c1ad87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tourism<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18adf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e18adf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This unique dive is around 2h long. 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