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Cancun Underwater Museum MUSA It is a Non Profit Organization based in Cancun México devoted to the Art of Conservation. A total of 500 sculptures in three different galleries submerged between three and six meters comprise its collection at the end of 2013. A series of sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor and five other Mexican sculptors placed underwater off the coast of Isla de Mujeres and Cancún, Mexico. The project began in November 2009 with placement of a hundred statues in shallow waters of the Cancún National Marine Park, which had been previously damaged by storms
The VW sculpture is also located near Manchones Reef and it’s specially designed with numerous nooks and crannies to house marine life as an artificial reef. The new exhibit makes an artistic statement that explores the major impact humans and technology have had on our planet’s ecosystems both now and in future generations.
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Isla Mujeres Located at Manchones Reef, Isla Mujeres at a depth of 8 meters, the Dream Collector features dozens of bottles containing messages of encouragement sent from around the world. One of the messages reads: “May our hearts, never become as hard as our heads,” by Roberto Diaz, President of MUSA.
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The VW sculpture is also located near Manchones Reef and it’s specially designed with numerous nooks and crannies to house marine life as an artificial reef. The new exhibit makes an artistic statement that explores the major impact humans and technology have had on our planet’s ecosystems both now and in future generations.
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The Cancun Underwater Museum (MUSA) project began when Jason DeCaires Taylor, an English artist teamed up with Jaime Gonzalez, the director of the National Park and Roberto Diaz, then President of the Nautical Association for Cancun and Isla Mujeres. Something had to be done about the damage to the local reef areas. Hurricanes, tropical storms and mankind were taking their toll on these natural gardens. The three experts came up with the idea of submerging life sized statues in order to create an amazing artificial reef area where coral reef could grow and in which marine life and fish could inhabit and breed, the underwater museum Cancun was born.
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