Discover The Underwater Museum At Isla Mujeres
An Art Gallery Underwater!
The underwater museum (M.U.S.A. Museo Subacuático de Arte) can be seen by snorkeling, glass bottom boat or scuba diving. There are also plenty of tours and excursions available and some with added fun to make this a whole day thing. The underwater museum is a 2009 commissioned project by The National Marine Park and The Cancún Nautical Association. There are over 500 life size statues that were cast from 90 fishermen and women.
Have a look at the artists website: https://www.underwatersculpture.com/projects/musa-mexico/ He has these projects going all over the world now (France, Norway, Australia, Spain, Indonesia)!
There Are Two Main Underwater Museum Areas:
Punta Nizuc
Located on the southern tip of Cancun’s Resort & Hotel Zone, Punta Nizuc is a beach and marine park with an underwater museum. The area is shallow and is really only for snorkeling. I read there are 16 to 30 statues (some are sets) and the water depth is 2 to 4 meters or 6 to 12 feet.
Three artists, Jason Taylor deCaires, Elier Amado Gil and Roberto Díaz Abraham created sculptures called: Understanding, Threshold, Untitled, Icebreaker, The Ocean Muse, The Gardener of Hope, Time Bomb, Last Supper and Claim.
To get to this Cancun snorkeling spot you head to the southern tip of the Cancun Hotel Zone.
Salon Manchones
Located off the southern coast of Isla Mujeres you can find 500-ish pieces of underwater art. Head to the south side of the island, Punta Sur which means south tip. Punta Sur Isla Mujeres is a state reserve park of over 1000 hectares or 2400 acres (almost 4 square miles). This is a deep water art gallery located 8 to 10 meters or 24 to 30 feet deep.
Have a look at this video (A TED TALK) with visionary artist Jason Taylor deCaires. If you love art this will be one of the things you’ll remember forever! There are glass bottom boat tours here too.
More Underwater Museum YouTube Video Collection:
Looking for videos of the underwater museum near Isla Mujeres? Here is a collection of mixed videos between the different Cancun area underwater museums.
Underwater Museum Tour and Excursions:
Get-Your-Guide Underwater Museum Fun:
Looking for local tours and excursions to the underwater museum? Here are a few choices from Get-Your-Guide.
Viator Underwater Museum Fun:
Looking for more options for a visit to the underwater museums near Cancun. Here are the Viator listed tours and excursions which include a variety of additional fun activities.
- Jungle Tour & Snorkel at Punta Nizuc Reef , Underwater museum
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:You get to drive a speed boat for 2 ,3 or 4 passengerst! This 2 hours 30 minutes tour combines two of Cancun's most fascinating ecosystems, a mangrove forest and the Punta Nizuc Reef. Meet your private guide at the Marina and take the wheel if you'd like
- Price: $55.00
- Cancun Underwater Museum Snorkel Tour
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:Dive in for a once-in-a-lifetime snorkel tour at Cancun's newest attraction, the Underwater Museum. Snorkel amongst the various exhibitions and learn about Cancun's preservation efforts. With over 500 life-size sculptures to discover, this aquatic exhibit
- Price: $58.00
- Snorkel in underwater museum MUSA
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:Our Snorkel in the Cancun Underwater Museum tour offers a unique snorkel excursion to visit the underwater statues located beside Manchones reef area. There are three MUSA locations in Cancun this tour takes you to the largest. Between the coast of Cancun
- Price: $47.20
- Underwater Museum & Reef Dive in Cancun
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:We'll take you to Manchones, an impressive gallery of the museum with hundreds of coral-covered statues standing 30 feet under the sea. On your second dive, you'll witness the breathtaking colors of a natural coral reef which is also home to turtles and l
- Price: $70.00
- Experience of Snorkeling in the Underwater Museum
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:The turquoise waters of the Mexican Caribbean are good for more than just a beach day. If you love nature and marine life, this tour is for you, discover the riches of the Caribbean Sea like never before on this snorkeling tour, where you will tour the cr
- Price: $85.00
- Diving in Cancun Underwater Museum of Art
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:2 dives : - One in the famous museum - Second on in the wonderful coral reef of Mayan Riviera There are more than 500 different statues underwater and there is the second-largest barrier reef
- Price: $216.34
- Snorkeling Experience in Cancun - Underwater Museum
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:Explore this world of reefs and underwater statues, visit live with turtles and visit the sunken ship, which is surrounded by wonderful goldfish. Practice before going deep, all customers test their snorkeling equipment before diving, it is done in small
- Price: $90.29
- Basic Snorkel Underwater Museum in Cancun
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:The participant will remember this tour as something outstanding during his vacation in Cancun. Tons of colorful fish, live coral reef, turtles in their natural habitat and an impressive wreck are waiting for you in this 2-hour walk in Cancun, where the e
- Price: $90.29
- Cancun Snorkeling Tour: Swim with Turtles, Reef, Underwater Museum and Shipwreck
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:Discover four of the Yucatan’s top underwater sights in just one morning during a snorkeling tour that’s designed with anxious swimmers and first-time snorkelers in mind. A guide is on hand to ensure you feel comfortable at all times, while hassle-fre
- Price: $65.55
- 2 Tanks Dives Cancun Underwater Museum for Certified Divers
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:Enjoy two relaxing dives in the clear waters of cancun experiencing the underwater sculpture museum with a personalized service. With this activity you will have an interaction between art and nature while offering an excellent place to dive in the firs
- Price: $115.00
- Cancun Snorkeling Tour: Swim with Turtles, Reef, Underwater Museum and Shipwreck
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:Discover four of the Yucatan’s top underwater sights in just one morning during a snorkeling tour that’s designed with anxious swimmers and first-time snorkelers in mind. A guide is on hand to ensure you feel comfortable at all times, while hassle-fre
- Price: $75.00
- Isla Mujeres Top Tour, Musa Snorkel, Food And Drinks Included, Optional Transfer
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:This is a must do activity in Mexico. The underwater museum (MUSA) is a unique activity in the world since there is no such thing anywhere. This museum was created by the government of Mexico to promote the culture of the artists in a different and amazin
- Price: $69.00
- SPECIAL! Snorkel at MUSA - The Underwater Museum Reservation
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:This snorkel tour is a package deal as we'll get to snorkel at both the museum and the surrounding coral reef.
- Price: $55.00
- Scuba diving at MUSA (underwater museum)
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:Pocna Dive Center is the only 5-star PADI IDC center on Isla Mujeres. All of our instructors and guides are trained to the highest standard. Safety is a huge priority of ours, as is delivering an experience of a lifetime. Prepare to be blown away by the b
- Price: $109.00
- SNORKEL IN THE GALLERY OF PUNTA NIZUC CANCUN buy it directly in MUSA !!
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:Punta Nizuc is located at the southern end of the Cancun hotel zone. This gallery is 4 meters deep with around 16 sculptures. The tour begins with a relaxing boat ride through the Nichupté lagoon, the mangroves and finally the sea, there you can enjoy d
- Price: $62.86
- Buy direct MUSA! Beginner Diver Departing From Cancun
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:After learning the basics of diving, you will board a Dive Boat, to go to Manchones Gallery. You will see face to face with the sculptures at 30 feet deep, dive. This activity will take you all day long.
- Price: $177.15
- Isla Mujeres Catamaran Tour with Snorkeling at MUSA, Buffet Lunch & Open Bar
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:Enjoy the best Isla Mujeres snorkeling on this catamaran tour from Cancun! Top up your tan on the deck of the boat and snorkel among tropical fish and other marine species at Cancun Underwater Museum (MUSA). Enjoy as many tropical cocktails as you want on
- Price: $94.00
- 2 Tank Dive MUSA and Manchones Reef
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:The Museum aims to demonstrate the interaction between art and environmental science and form part of a complex reef structure for marine life to colonize and inhabit whilst increasing biomass on a grand scale. THE ART OF CONSERVATION In 2009 a monume
- Price: $102.57
- 2 Tank Dive MUSA and Reef
- Merchant:Viator, A Tripadvisor Company
- Description:There may be many sites to see in the world and many adventures on your to-do list, yet none of them compare to the Cancun Underwater Museum. Over 500 sculptures make up the Cancun Underwater Museum, known as MUSA. MUSA can only be called a success story,
- Price: $89.00
Where Is The Underwater Museum?
The actual location is out in the ocean and there I believe are three places. One at the southern tip of Cancun’s Hotel Zone. One at the southern tip of Isla Mujeres at Punta Sur and one somewhere in ocean in-front of the city of Puerto Morelos. I would add a map but the registered address just brings up a tour service in Cancun.