Cancun's Underwater Museum set to grow

[Judi Lynn]

Cancun's Underwater Museum set to grow
Sep 15, 2015

CANCUN, Mexico - The nine latest additions to Cancun’s Underwater Museum of Art will be submerged in the waters off Cancun in the coming weeks to join the underwater galleries of more than 500 statues created by British artist Jason deCaires Taylor.

The new pieces were created by several artists, including the current resident artist, Elier Amado Gil. His piece, called “El Entendimiento (Understanding),” is composed of six figures gathered around a large stone symbolising Cancun and is designed to showcase the human ability of understanding. Each statue is made with materials that are safe for marine life and encourage the formation of artificial reefs.

The museum, which debuted in 2010, is one of the best loved attractions in Cancun. Several local operators offer tours to the museum site each day, where the statues can be viewed by divers, snorkelers and through glass-bottom tour boats.

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Cancun Underwater Museum













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1. This is great!

[Judi Lynn]

2. The only way to see this incredible museum in Mexico is by scuba diving

The only way to see this incredible museum in Mexico is by scuba diving
Talia Avakian
May 7, 2015, 11:38 AM

The Museo Subacuático de Arte, located off the coast of Isla Mujeres in Mexico's Riviera Maya, is the world's largest underwater museum.
Composed of over 500 life-sized sculptures, MUSA offers incredible displays hidden 28 feet below the ocean's surface. That means that the only way it can be explored is by diving or snorkeling.

The project began in 2009 as an effort to protect the endangered Mesoamerican Reef (the second-largest barrier reef in the world) by diverting divers and snorkelers to MUSA.

Roberto Díaz Abraham, one of the founders of the museum, describes it as an "art of conservation." Each sculpture holds special nooks and crannies that help to support the breeding of marine life while providing a safe habitat.

Six artists helped to compose the works found in MUSA: Jason deCaires Taylor, who is also a co-founder of the museum, Roberto Díaz Abraham, Salvador Quiroz Ennis, Rodrigo Quiñones Reyes, Karen Salinas Martínez and Enrique Mireles, but a large portion of the works are by Taylor.

Taylor models his sculptures after local residents from his nearby fishing town of Puerto Morelos and covers them with a marine-grade cement consisting of a PH-neutral surface that promotes coral growth. He allows the plaster to dry before removing it and filling in the remainder of the sculptures.

Since they're made with this marine-grade cement, the statues have become covered in algae and coral to make for a stunning sight.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/cancun-underwater-museum-museo-subacutico-de-arte-2015-5

[Judi Lynn]

3. The figures of "El Entendimiento" mentioned originally, to be added to the Museo of Cancun.

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‘Entendimiento’ by Elier Amado. [/center]