About Who's Been Here Photos Dive Log Revisions Manchones Reef Mujeres Underwater Museum aka MUSA Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo 77400, Mexico +52 998 883 1210 | More Info Max Depth: 26-30ft/8-9m Average Viz: 51-60ft/16-18m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Sand Aquatic Life: Plenty To See Rating: 3.43 by 14 divers Spring: 71-75°F/22-24°C Summer: 81-85°F/27-29°C Fall: 71-75°F/22-24°C Winter: 66-70°F/19-21°C View All 14 Members jared-m: Avg Viz: 41-50ft/12-15m. Water Temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C. 1/28/2024 joe_bird: Avg Viz: 61-70ft/19-21m. Water Temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C. 8/12/2017 Rich-D-Fish: Avg Viz: 91-100ft/28-30m. Water Temp: 66-70°F/19-21°C. 3/18/2015 Songbird: Avg Viz: 91-100ft/28-30m. Water Temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C. 3/18/2015 Plmr747: Avg Viz: 31-35ft/9-11m. Water Temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C. 8/13/2014 Jenna_503: I wore a Shorty - 3. 3/29/2014 mrose: Avg Viz: 71-80ft/22-24m. Water Temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C. 2/22/2013 JamesinKC 3/16/2011 9/09/2014 11:34 AM LatitudeAdjustment 11/05/2013 1:42 PM LatitudeAdjustment 6/19/2013 2:27 PM badintexas 12/01/2012 3:17 PM MexicoAmy 12/01/2012 3:16 PM MexicoAmy 12/01/2012 3:13 PM MexicoAmy 6/12/2012 11:42 AM

Manchones Reef Mujeres Underwater Museum aka MUSA is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo 77400, Mexico. This dive site has an average rating of 3.43 out of 5 from 14 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 26-30ft/8-9m. The average visibility is 51-60ft/16-18m.

The Museo Subacuatico de Arte (otherwise known as the Underwater Museum) is an underwater museum with no walls, guides or descriptive plaques.
This unique installation of sculptures by artist Jason deCaires Taylor was designed not only to encourage appreciation of the arts, but also to draw traffic away from nearby natural reefs, which were starting to bear the strain of 750,000 visitors a year.

The museum comprises more than 400 original sculptures, which also serve as artificial reefs. Many are of human figures, making the ocean floor resemble some beautifully spooky lost world, its inhabitants frozen in space and time.

MUSA is divided into two galleries, one of which is accessible to both divers and snorkelers, the others to snorkelers only. To visit, contact a Cancun dive or snorkel operation such as Delfin Diving, Aquaworld or Squalo Adventures.

Museo Subacquatico de Arte (MUSA), Isla Mujeres National Marine Park; +52 998 883 1210; asociadosnauticoscancun.com/museum

Photos of marine growth; dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2486957/British-scul...ns-Mexico-coast.html

More info; underwatersculpture.com/projects/mexico/

Comments

jared-m - 2/04/2024 3:10 AM I went scuba diving here on 1/28/2024. Average viz: 41-50ft/12-15m. Water temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C. Despite rough seas and incoming rain (to the point that the harbormaster had initially closed the port in the morning, but reopened it because the weather wasn’t as bad as anticipated), the visibility remained quite good for these dives. There was a decent amount of current, but a great experience all-around. A lot of the sculptures have acquired a considerable patina of coral, algae, etc. to lend them a sort of otherworldly ambiance. We saw Antropocene (the VW Beetle), Silent Evolution and Silent Evolution II, Biomap, The Banker, The Dream Collector, and Man on Fire on these dives, as well as abundant sea life both around the exhibits as well as the surrounding natural reefs. Smithsgold - 2/12/2024 7:30 PM Cool !!!!

joe_bird - 8/18/2017 1:03 AM I went scuba diving here on 8/12/2017. Average viz: 61-70ft/19-21m. Water temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C.

JMH115 - 3/01/2016 1:44 PM I went scuba diving here on 2/28/2016. Average viz: 81-90ft/25-27m. Water temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C. Sort of a "check the box" dive. You want to say you saw it but not super exciting. The whole thing is kind of brown. No color. Very few fish. Good to take a few pictures.

treemandiver - 12/20/2015 9:54 AM Rating Added: 4 really nice sculptures

Plmr747 - 9/09/2014 9:42 AM I went scuba diving here on 8/13/2014. Average viz: 31-35ft/9-11m. Water temp: 81-85°F/27-29°C.

Jenna_503 - 4/04/2014 10:09 AM I went scuba diving here on 3/29/2014. My first tropical dive. Got seasick but my bouyancy control was great! It was a little creepy to see the sculptures but pretty cool too.

Jenna_503 - 4/04/2014 10:07 AM Rating Added: 4

mrose - 3/23/2014 9:08 AM I went scuba diving here on 2/22/2013. Average viz: 71-80ft/22-24m. Water temp: 76-80°F/24-27°C.

mrose - 3/23/2014 9:00 AM Rating Added: 3 Cheesy but some cool sculptures.

pilot_sailor - 10/01/2013 7:50 AM Rating Added: 3 Of course they put this underwater feature in AFTER I was there ! So I guess I need to go back. What we did see was a cross (always one around in a catholic country). And we did a short swim through hole.

sillyfilly41 - 7/17/2013 10:09 AM Rating Added: 4 This was one of my first ocean dives, really enjoyed it.

MexicoAmy - 11/30/2012 8:43 AM Rating Added: 3 The sculptures of the People are actually made from molds of the residents of Isla Mujeres. There is also hopes of raising more money to have more sculptures made of the Isla residents.

MexicoAmy - 11/30/2012 8:40 AM Rating Added: 3 This is not the Cancun Underwater Museum…..It is located off Isla Mujeres and is part of our marine park not Cancun.