How much does it cost to go to the Cancun Underwater Museum?
ADULTS: $58.00 KIDS (4-11): $29.00 – THE ONE AND ONLY!
How deep is MUSA underwater?
30 feet
If you like adventure and exploring! In the waters of the Caribbean Sea of Isla Mujeres you will find incredible sculptures at a depth of 30 feet, a unique aquatic gallery in the world.
What is the biggest underwater museum in the world?
The Museo Subacuático de Arte
The Museo Subacuático de Arte, located off the coast of Isla Mujeres in Mexico’s Riviera Maya, is the world’s largest underwater museum. Composed of over 500 life-sized sculptures, MUSA offers incredible displays hidden 28 feet below the ocean’s surface.
Why was the underwater museum created?
The museum was thought up by Marine Park Director Jaime Gonzalez Canto and Jason deCaires Taylor, with the objective of saving the nearby coral reefs by providing an alternative destination for divers. It was started in 2009 and officially opened in November 2010.
Can you snorkel Musa?
Snorkel in the Cancun Underwater Museum (MUSA) This is one of the best snorkel tours you can do in Cancun! Our snorkel in MUSA tour offers a unique excursion where you can visit statues under the sea, close to the Manchones reef area.
How deep is the underwater museum?
MUSA Cancun Underwater Museum History The museum has a total of 500 sculptures, most by the British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor and the others by five Mexican sculptors, with three different galleries submerged between three and six meters (9.8 and 19.6 ft ) deep in the ocean at the Cancún National Marine Park.
Can you snorkel MUSA?
Who created MUSA?
M.U.S.A. (Museo Subacuático de Arte) is one of the largest and most ambitious underwater art attractions in the world. Located near the island of Isla Mujeres and the coast of Punta Nizuc in Cancún, the museum features over 500 permanent life-size sculptures created by Jason deCaires Taylor.
Where in the world can you find an underwater museum consisting of more than 500 life size statues?
What do the sculptures of MUSA provide a home for?
MUSA’s subsurface sculptures are designed not only as a gallery and artificial reef but as a diversion from the National Marine Park’s heavily trafficked coral reefs, which host 750,000 divers, snorkelers and swimmers each year. The sculptures then become artificial reefs, colonized by sea animals.
How do you get to MUSA?
You can visit MUSA by diving, snorkeling or by glass bottomed boat. It is possible to visit MUSA from Isla Mujeres or from Cancun. This incredible underwater art installation is located between 4 and 8 metres below the surface between Cancun and Isla Mujeres. It’s built on what was barren seafloor.
Why was the Cancun underwater museum made?
