• SEA MUSEUM

    One of the best things to do in Punta del Este. Don’t miss the chance to visit one of the largest museums dedicated to the sea in the world and stroll through its three exhibition halls! Everything in one place!

    Museum of the Sea, Punta del Este, La Barra, Maldonado, Uruguay. + Marine and Oceanographic Museum. One of the largest collections on display in the world. Cetaceans, Seabirds, Seashells, Pirates, the History of Seaside Resorts and much more.

  • SEABIRDS

    A collection of embalmed southern hemisphere seabirds, found dead on the shore after storms. Petrels, albatrosses, gulls, terns, cormorants, oystercatchers, shearwaters, black skimmers, snowy sheathbills, skuas, sandpipers.

  • THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACHES IN THE WORLD

    A collection of photographs of the most exotic and spectacular beaches of all the seas in the world.
    The most beautiful beaches, with black, white or pink sand.

  • THE CANNON OF EL PRECIADO

    A cannon from the most frequently-mentioned galleon in the legends of shipwrecks in the Rio de la Plata.
    The legend of La Mulata beach and the treasure that was found there.

  • LEARN WHY SHARKS DO NOT ATTACK IN URUGUAY

    Learn why there has never been a shark attack off the beaches of Uruguay. Find out why this is, despite there being many sharks near the coast of Uruguay.
    Learn more about sharks. Reality, not fiction.

  • SEE THE LARGEST MUSSEL IN THE WORLD

  • ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS ON DISPLAY

    Learn why turtles weep when they are taken from the sea.

  • MARINE MAMMALS, ORCAS, WHALES, FUR SEALS AND SEA LIONS

    Without a doubt, this is the largest exhibition of sea objects in the world. Seashells,
    whale skeletons, coral, crabs, seabirds, sharks, sea turtles.

  • MARINE MAMMALS, FUR SEALS AND SEA LIONS

    Learn why the greater part of the world population of South American fur seals lives in Uruguay.
    Particularly on Lobos Island, off Punta del Este.

  • GIANT MANTA RAY

    See a giant manta ray made to scale. Find out why Steve Irwin died and the reason for the confusion related to his death.

  • MARINE MAMMALS, ORCAS

    The skeletons of orcas, beaked whales, porpoises, bottlenose dolphins and sperm whales. Four whales measuring over 15 metres long.

  • A NATURAL-SIZE SUNFISH

    An incredible 2.60-metre-long fish was washed up onto the beach, embalmed and placed on display at the Museum of the Sea.
    A giant jellyfish-eating fish.

  • THE PIRATE ROOM

    Learn the difference between a pirate, a buccaneer and a privateer.

  • THE PIRATE ROOM

    Find out who the most famous of these were; the cruellest and the cleverest.HIDDEN TREASURE Learn about the legends surrounding treasure that has never been found. Find out when the first pirate flag appeared.

  • CHILDREN’S ROOM

    While their children draw pictures, parents have fun, learn and find answers to many of their sea-related questions.

  • VIDEO ROOM

    While some watch sea films, others walk all over the Museum; it takes much longer than one would expect.

  • ANTIQUE RECORD PLAYERS

    Antique record players, records, luggage, hat boxes, vintage radios.
    See period Art Nouveau and Art Deco objects.

  • THE COLLECTIBLES HALL

    Tins, bottles, flasks of scent, old medicinal products, perfume throwers, pencil cases, old postcards and photographs.
    A great many COLLECTIBLES

  • ANTIQUE TINS

    Biscuit tins, tea tins, coffee tins, mate tea tins, jam tins, sweet tins, chocolate boxes.

  • BOTTLE COLLECTION

    Vintage bottles of port, brandy, sherry, apéritifs, liqueurs, Fernet, caña, grappa, vodka, Marsala and mistelle.
    Old soda bottles.

  • OLD-TIME BATHERS, INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF PUNTA DEL ESTE

    The history of Punta del Este. The history of Mar del Plata. The history of Pocitos. The history of Carrasco.
    The history of Piriápolis. The history of Atlántida. Many photographs and anecdotes.

  • THE HISTORY OF COPACABANA

    The history of Copacabana. Collectibles from old-time Brazil. From the first Guaraná bottles to the vinyl records of Dorival Caymmi, Pixinguinha, Maysa and Elsa Soares.

  • ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS EVER SHOWN; BEETLES, COLEOPTERA

    Close to 40 000 specimens. You may never see such an exhibition again in your life. Three people devoted their lives to collecting the 38 000 insects on display here.
    COLEOPTERA (beetles) of all colours, shapes and sizes.

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