Museo Atlántico
Museo Atlántico de Lanzarote
Europe’s first underwater sculpture museum, where British artist Jason deCaires Taylor placed hundreds of figure sculptures 12 to 15 meters deep; it can only be seen by diving.
The Museo Atlántico lies in Coloradas Bay near Playa Blanca. Created by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, it opened gradually between 2016 and 2017 and is Europe’s first underwater museum. Hundreds of life-size sculptures modeled on local residents rest on the sandy seabed 12 to 15 meters deep. The works include a refugee raft and a “wall of people,” which address climate and social issues, and they are gradually covered by marine life, forming artificial reefs. Dives must be booked through an authorized dive center and are open to certified divers and to introductory divers, with fees charged separately. Snorkeling does not show the works clearly.
Opening hours
Dives must be booked through an authorized dive center
Nearby sights
- Playa Blanca & Marina Rubicón
- Papagayo Beaches
- Salinas de Janubio
- Los Hervideros
- Charco de los Clicos (El Golfo)
- La Geria
- Timanfaya National Park
- Caldera de los Cuervos