National Museum of Underwater Archaeology in Cartagena

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Façade of the National Underwater Archaeology Museum ©Ministerio de Cultura
Interior of the National Underwater Archaeology Museum ARQUA. Cartagena, Murcia © Ministerio de Cultura
National Underwater Archaeology Museum ARQUA. Cartagena, Murcia © Ministerio de Cultura

Discover history at the bottom of the sea

The National Museum of Underwater Archaeology. ARQUA brings you the history of our cultural heritage hidden underwater.

ARQUA is an essential reference for discovering the Spanish underwater heritage in two great areas. The first one, "Underwater Cultural Heritage", which focuses on the explanation of the methodology used in underwater excavations. An interesting feature is the replica of one of the Phoenician ships (7th century AD), found in Mazarrón. The other area, known as "Mare Hibericum", invites visitors to discover the Iberian Penisula through the dynamic trade history of the Mediterranean, from antiquity to the 19th century. There are also elephant tusks from Phoenician times, discovered in the Bajo de la Campana site. It is the first underwater archaeology museum in Spain.

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