MUSA Cancun Underwater Museum of Art, Underwater art museum in Cancun, Mexico.
MUSA Cancun is a museum with around 500 sculptures placed on the seafloor in the Caribbean Sea. The works sit at varying depths and form artificial reef systems that exist alongside natural coral formations.
The museum was established in 2009 to help protect natural coral reefs within a marine conservation area. It was created as a way to draw attention and tourism away from threatened reef ecosystems.
The collection shows works made to exist permanently underwater, where art and nature coexist as one. Visitors swimming through can watch fish and sea creatures move around the sculptures as if they belong together.
Visitors can choose between guided diving tours with certified instructors, snorkeling trips, or glass-bottom boat rides depending on comfort level. Plan to spend several hours in or around the water, and bring sun protection and waterproof items.
The sculpture materials are specially formulated to attract coral polyps and gradually become living reefs over time. Visitors dive not just into artwork but witness how it transforms into a functioning marine habitat.
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