Scuba Drivers: Underwater Museum Opens in Cyprus
An underwater forest welcomes divers, snorkelers and marine life alike.
The collection of 130 sculptures is a "symbol to enhance the story of Ayia Napa’s newly created Marine Protected Zone, whilst acknowledging the deforestation practices of the past," according to the museum website.
Jason deCaires Taylor
The Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa (M.U.S.A.N.), the latest installation of world-famous reef artist Jason deCaires Taylor, opens to the public from, August 2.
Billed as the world’s first underwater forest, more than 130 figural and botanical sculptures rest across more than 550 feet of sand at a depth of up to 33 feet off the southeastern coast of Cyprus. It is designed to tell a story to visitors, which can be followed if visitors enter from the North end. Built in Pernera, a marine protected area, the site was selected by the government to highlight its protected status.
All of deCaires Taylor’s work is made of pH neutral cement that facilitates coral growth. He has installed more than 1,000 sculptures around the world, from the Gulf of Mexico to fjords of Norway to the Great Barrier Reef.
The general public can dive or snorkel M.U.S.A.N. themselves for free at any time. Time slots will be set for dive shops to reserve on a first-come first-serve basis for guided tours in an effort to keep visitor traffic within the site’s carrying capacity. A list of dive operators that operate in the park can be found on the museum’s website.
Source: Internet
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