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Cancun Underwater Museum Is A Diver’s Dream Come True

The Cancun underwater museum of art called MUSA (Museo Subacuático de Arte) it’s an underwater sculpture park project began in 2009 as an effort to protect the endangered Manchones Reef – an incredible place to Scuba dive. Located in the waters surrounding Cancun, Isla Mujeres and Punta Nizuc this spectacular exhibition features over 500 permanent life-size sculptures by artists such as Jason Decaires Taylor, Karen Salinas Martinez, Roberto Diaz Abraham, Rodrigo Quiñones Reyes, Salvador Quiroz Ennis and Elier Amado Dil. The only way it can be explored is by diving or snorkeling. Check out the images below and let the photos do a better job of telling the story.

Cancun Underwater Museum
Anthropocene by Jason DeCaires Taylor

 

Cancun Underwater Museum
Inertia by Jason DeCaires Taylor

 

Silent Evolution by Jason-DeCaires Taylor

 

The Dream Collector by Jason DeCaires Taylor

 

Time Bomb Mines by Jason DeCaires Taylor

 

Urban Reef House by Jason DeCaires Taylor

MUSA – Museo Subacuático de Arte
Tel: +52 1 (998) 840 72 32
www.musamexico.org

Images Courtesy of MUSA

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