National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology
The National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology is an underwater archaeology museum in Cartagena in Murcia, Spain. It owns a large collection of pieces recovered from shipwrecks that begins with the Phoenician shipwrecks of Mazarrón and goes on into the 19th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: underwater archaeology museum in Cartagena, Spain
- Also known as: “ARQUA” and “National Museum of Underwater Archeology”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cartagena Cathedral and Roman Theatre.
Cartagena Cathedral
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Cartagena in Spain, or the Cathedral of Santa María la Vieja, was a cathedral of the Diocese of Cartagena, located on the hill of La Concepción in the old town of Cartagena. Cartagena Cathedral is situated 360 metres northwest of National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology.
Roman Theatre
Archaeological site
Photo: Akstyo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Roman Theatre of Cartagena is a Roman theatre in the Roman colonia of Carthago Nova—present-day Cartagena, Spain. Built between the years 5 and 1 BCE, it had a capacity of some 6,000 spectators and was used for Roman theatrical performances. Roman Theatre is situated 360 metres northwest of National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology.
Castle of La Concepción
Photo: Nanosanchez, Public domain.
Castle of La Concepción is situated 290 metres north of National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barriada Virgen de la Caridad and Lo Campano.
Barriada Virgen de la Caridad
Neighborhood
Photo: P4K1T0, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barriada Virgen de la Caridad is a neighborhood.
Los Barreros, Cartagena
Neighborhood
Photo: P4K1T0, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Los Barreros, Cartagena is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km northwest of National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology.
National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology
- Categories: archaeological museum, national museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Cartagena, Murcia, Murcia, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.59773° or 37° 35′ 52″ northLongitude
-0.9809° or 0° 58′ 51″ westElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
8C9XH2X9+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 289991560OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Urpeko Arkeologiaren Museo Nazionala”
- Chinese: “国家水下考古博物馆”
- Dutch: “ARQUA”
- Esperanto: “Muzeo Nacia de Arkeologio Subakva”
- French: “ARQUA”
- French: “Musée National d’Archéologie Subaquatique”
- Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na Seandálaíochta Faoi Uisce”
- Korean: “국립 수중 고고학 박물관”
- Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de Arqueologia Subaquática”
- Spanish: “Arqua museo nacional de arqueologia subacuatica y centro de investigaciones submarinas”
- Spanish: “ARQUA Museo Nacional de Arqueologia Subacuatica y Centro de Investigaciones Submarinas”
- Spanish: “ARQUA: Museo Nacional de Arqueologia Subacuatica y Centro de Investigaciones Submarinas”
- Spanish: “ARQUA: Museo Nacional de Arqueologia Subacuática y Centro de Investigaciones Submarinas”
- Spanish: “ARQUA: Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuatica y Centro de Investigaciones Submarinas”
- Spanish: “ARQUA: Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática y Centro de Investigaciones Submarinas”
- Spanish: “ARQUA”
- Spanish: “Centro de Investigaciones Submarinas”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arqueologia Subacuatica”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arqueologia Subacuática”
- Spanish: “Museo de Arqueología Subacuática”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Arqueologia Subacuatica”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Arqueologia Subacuática”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuatica”
- Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática”
- Spanish: “Museo y Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Arqueologicas Submarinas”
- Spanish: “Museo y Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Arqueológicas Submarinas”
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