Travel News Desk,As soon as we hear the name of museum, our mind remembers the places where old things are stored. However, with the changing times, now one can experience entertainment and thrill by visiting museums. The best example of which is Dubai’s Museum of Future, Delhi’s Toilet Museum or Thailand’s Condom Museum, so today we are going to tell you about another such strange museum, to see which you will have to dive into water. .Its name is ‘Museo Subcutico d’Atten or Underwater Art Museum. It is also known as Moses. This museum is located in Cancún city of Mexico, South America. Which is considered to be the world’s largest underwater museum.
The statues are 29 feet below the surface
This museum was started in the year 2009 by Jaime Gonzalez Cano, Director of the National Marine Park. In which more than 500 life-size statues have been placed about 15 to 29 feet below the surface of the water. The purpose of creating this museum is to protect the coral reefs. The idols kept here are made of concrete. Due to which there will be no harm to the coral reefs as well as aquatic organisms and water, but the kind of cement used in making the statues is helpful in the growth of coral reefs. Jason DeCaires, Karen Salinas, Roberto Abraham in the museum Sculptures by artists such as , Rodrigo Reyes and Salvador Ennis are displayed. It took 18 months to build and was opened to the general public in November 2010.
silent evolution
This is the largest sculpture collection in this museum. Where there are about 200 statues. These sculptures depict local textile art, trade and culture. The specialty of these sculptures is that with increasing time they start behaving like coral rocks. These idols include all ages and genders.
Volkswagen Beetle
The museum also has a full-size replica of a Volkswagen Beetle car made of cement. This replica of the car is completely hollow from inside so that aquatic animals can come into it. A person is also shown sitting on the bonnet of the car.
Sea Escape and The Urban
Sea Escapes are concrete rings built underwater. While visiting the museum, tourists can also go inside it by scuba diving. Along with this, many small houses are also built here. These houses look like a city under water. In which chimney and windows can also be seen.
banker
In this category, statues of men wearing pauper suits and boots with their faces buried in the ground will be seen. The purpose of making such sculptures is to show how humans are moving forward ignoring the environment for their own small benefits. This statue was created by Jason Dacres Taylor. Some replicas also have suitcases placed on them.
