Museo Atlántico (underwater sculpture park, Las Coloradas)
Museo Atlántico is a guided-access underwater sculpture park in the bay of Las Coloradas off Playa Blanca: about 300 sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor on a sandy seabed over some 2,500 m², at roughly 12–15 m, acting as an artificial reef. Visits are booked through local dive centres (for example Rubicon Diving from about EUR 65 for certified divers, max 14 m; a no-certificate 'Day at the Museum' from EUR 175), so a fee applies and it is not a free-roaming site. Do not touch the sculptures. Position estimated.
Facts
- Region: Canary Islands – East (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura)
- Area: Lanzarote
- Depth: 10–15 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: boat, reef, sculpture
- Coordinates: 28.8555, -13.7985 (approximate)
- Highlights: Europe's largest underwater museum, about 300 sculptures, Jason deCaires Taylor, artificial reef
- Permit: Guided access only via authorised local dive centres, with a fee (about EUR 12 per person was quoted by one guide on top of dive-centre prices; check current terms). Certified divers need proof of certification; non-certified visitors join a supervised programme.
- Issuer / contact: CACT Lanzarote (Centros de Arte, Cultura y Turismo) – operator of the Museo Atlántico
- Phone: +34 928 84 84 84
- Email: info@centrosturisticos.com
- Website: https://cactlanzarote.com/
- Tips: Certified divers: guided boat dives (min. age 10–16 depending on operator). Non-certified visitors can do a supervised programme. Do not dive within 48 h of flying.