Sea Museum
The Museum of the Sea, opened in 1996, is a museum of natural history located in La Barra, in the department of Maldonado, Uruguay. It occupies about 2,300 m2 and is divided into four large halls, which are open to the public all year round.Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 10:30 AM—5:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: Museum in Uruguay
- Also known as: “Museum of the Sea”
- Address: 20001 Romildo Risso
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manantiales and Barrio Hipódromo.
Manantiales
Village
Photo: Pipe310593, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Manantiales is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. In the Spanish language in the Americas, a manantial means spring. Manantiales is situated 4½ km east of Sea Museum.
Barrio Hipódromo
Town
Barrio Hipódromo is a small town in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Its name is derived from the horse racing track that is located there. Barrio Hipódromo is situated 8 km northwest of Sea Museum.
Maldonado
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Maldonado is a city on the Atlantic coast of Uruguay, just north of the beach town of Punta del Este.
Sea Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: San Carlos, Maldonado Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.89896° or 34° 53′ 56″ southLongitude
-54.87036° or 54° 52′ 13″ westOpen location code
48Q7442H+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 393262927OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q16302097
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Sea Museum” goes by many names.
- German: “Museo del Mar”
- Polish: “Muzeum Morza”
- Portuguese: “Museu do Mar”
- Spanish: “Museo del Mar”
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