Dive to a depth of 15 metres to visit the Atlántico Museum near Lanzarote
Experienced divers from the Dive College will guide you through this undersea world.
Dive College Lanzarote has been located at Playa Blanca since 2001 and is the only beach diving centre in the world. All of its guides are official ECO guides for diving at Museo Atlántico and have extensive knowledge of the location because they dive there nearly every day. They know all the smallest details about the diving site and will ensure that your visit to the undersea museum is a pleasant experience. You will be provided with extensive information and ideas the best way to reach the statues and take a photograph with them, and you will naturally also receive an explanation of the artist’s vision. You can expect an unforgettable experience from diving with genuine art!
The deluxe Atlántico Museum
The Atlántico Museum at Playa Blanca is the only undersea museum of statues in Europe. It was opened to the public on 2nd March 2016 and divers can dive here among imposing statues created by artist Jason de Caires Taylor, famous for his undersea art. He is also behind the first undersea park on the cliffs outside Grenada in the deluxe Caribbean and the submersed museum near the coast of Mexico in Cancún. The undersea museum in Lanzarote is located in a protected landscape are not far from Coloradas, at a depth of 15 metres.
A slightly different view of the art of sculpting
What will you be able to see on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean? Los Jolateras is a group of children in small brass boats. You can also see the famous Raft of Lampedus, a reference to the current refugee crisis. There is a deluxe sculpture of couples called Rubikon, which consist of 35 human figures, statues. The models used for these statues are residents of Lanzarote. There are also several hybrid sculptures, half person - half cactus, which demonstrate the union between nature and humanity, existing together in harmony.
Future plans for the museum
The Atlántico Museum will be built in several phases. The first phase, which consists of six various groups, has now been completed. After the entire project is completed, the Atlántico Museum will be dominated by several extensive deluxe installations and over 300 individual statues, which are designed to merge with the sea environment, raise social awareness and promote the beauty of art.
