Museo Nazionale delle Attività Subacquee
Museum of divers and underwater activities at Marina di Ravenna, with five thematic rooms and a specialist library; visits by appointment.
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About the museum
The Museo Nazionale delle Attività Subacquee (MAS) was inaugurated on 14 November 1998 at Marina di Ravenna. It was created by HDS Italia, an association of divers and palombari (professional divers), together with the Comune di Ravenna, and is part of the Sistema Museale della Provincia di Ravenna and of the Museo Navigante network. The first collection came about thanks to donations from HDS Italia members.
In 2014 the museum was moved to a larger site in the Centro Civico of Marina di Ravenna. Outside are the Monumento al Palombaro, inaugurated in 2019, a turret, a bathysphere and a bell.
The route comprises five thematic rooms: Cristo degli Abissi, Marina Militare, Lavoro Subacqueo, Foto-cine sub and thematic exhibitions. The museum also has a library, open to members, students and researchers, with essays and fiction on the sea, the environment, underwater activities and history.
Highlights
- Five thematic rooms on underwater activities
- Room dedicated to the Cristo degli Abissi
- Monumento al Palombaro with bathysphere, turret and bell
- Specialist library on the sea and underwater activities
- Founded
- 1998
- Operated by
- HDS Italia (Historical Diving Society Italia) con il Comune di Ravenna
- Visitors per year
- approx. 600
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €2.50 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 14 · Free for under-15s. |
Free admission also for individual members of HDS Italia.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 14 |
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Under-15s enter free; schools with visits and workshops are welcome.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | Schools, associations and groups book with the curator Mauro Pazzi (museo@hdsitalia.it, 338 988 8935). Visits and workshops for schools are welcome all year round. |
