Museo Marítimo y del Presidio de Ushuaia

The End of the World Prison as a correctional facility closed in 1947 and now houses:

- The Maritime Museum of Ushuaia, with a vast collection of models that relate the maritime history of Tierra del Fuego from the arrival of the first explorers.

- The Prison Museum that highlights the history of the criminal and the lives of prisoners in each of the old cells and support screens, local history and development of the city of Ushuaia is reported.

- The Antarctic Museum with exhibits on the expeditions of the most famous explorers like Amundsen, Scott, Shackleton, Nordenskjöld.

- The Marine Museum of Art with the leading marine Argentine artists and the Art Gallery with temporary exhibitions.

Educational programs

CONOCIENDO LA HISTORIA A TRAVÉS DEL MUSEO

Workshop

CONOCIENDO LA HISTORIA A TRAVES DEL MUSEO  •  Muestra Museo Marítimo : promueve el conocimiento de los lazos entre el habitante local y el mar, como medio de comunicación hasta mediados de...

EL MUSEO VA A TU ESCUELA

Workshop

EL MUSEO VA A TU ESCUELA Objeto: divulgar el conocimiento de los orígenes de Ushuaia a partir del marco histórico regional abarcando los siguientes temas: Patrimonio Arquitectónico de Ushuaia: Se...