Mel Fisher Maritime Museum

Local nameMel Fisher Maritime Museum
LocationKey West, United States

The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum is located at 200 Greene Street, Key West, Florida. The museum contains an extensive collection of artifacts from 17th century shipwrecks, such as the Henrietta Marie, Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita. Also included are the shipwrecks and artifacts of The Santa Clara, a Conquistador-era galleon, The Guerrero & Nimble. A rotating gallery exists on the second floor of the museum and is currently displaying an exhibit or artifacts belonging to Cuban Rafters, Balseros, who arrive to Key West in hand-crafted vessels. Terrestrial archaeological sites include The African Cemetery of Key West, located on Higgs Beach. The museum is named for founder Mel Fisher and was created as a 5013 non-profit charity organization, thus Fisher's fortune is not financially linked to the museum. It is a museum, a lab, and a nationally recognized research facility.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Fisher_Maritime_Heritage_Museum

Official Website http://www.melfisher.org/

Email office@melfisher.org

Phone +1 305 294 2633

Address 200 Greene St, Key West, FL 33040, USA

Coordinates 24°33'28.586" N -81°48'22.746" E

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