Cancun Underwater Museum

One of the largest underwater museums on the planet, located in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

The artist behind the project Jason deCaires Taylor offers a contemporary and cultural view of how the Mayan people have evolved through out the years in “the Silent Evolution.” This monumental installation consists of more than 400 life size figurative sculptures. The primary purpose of the sculpture garden is environmental. The sculptures are made from a special concrete that’s PH neutral and anti-corrosive. The idea being that the sculptures will eventually form artificial corals and support a variety of marine life. Virtually all the sculptures feature life-sized casts of humans. Some are posed in artistic arrangements. But most sculptures resemble stone people in everyday situations: lying asleep, riding a bicycle, typing on a keyboard and so on. The whole thing is like an underwater version of lava-hardened city of Pompeii.