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The Belitung shipwreck was discovered in 1998 by sea-cucumber fishermen diving in shallow water, just off the coast of [[Belitung]] island near [[Java]]. The wreck was excavated by Tilman Walterfang where it was discovered that the cargo of 60,000 items was still in place. | The Belitung shipwreck was discovered in 1998 by sea-cucumber fishermen diving in shallow water, just off the coast of [[Belitung]] island near [[Java]]. The wreck was excavated by Tilman Walterfang where it was discovered that the cargo of 60,000 items was still in place. | ||
===Cargo=== | ===Cargo===Thanks to Tilman Walterfang’s ethical philosophy the cargo was not sold off piece by piece to collectors. Walterfang kept the precious cargo intact as one complete collection so that it could be studied in its original context. It was housed in private storage for six years where the items have been painstakingly [[Underwater archaeology#Artifact recovery and conservation|conserved]] (including [[desalination]]), studied and carefully restored by Tilman's company Seabed Explorations Ltd in [[New Zealand]]. | ||
Thanks to Tilman Walterfang’s ethical philosophy the cargo was not sold off piece by piece to collectors. Walterfang kept the precious cargo intact as one complete collection so that it could be studied in its original context. It was housed in private storage for six years where the items have been painstakingly [[Underwater archaeology#Artifact recovery and conservation|conserved]] (including [[desalination]]), studied and carefully restored by Tilman's company Seabed Explorations Ltd in [[New Zealand]] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Jewel of Muscat]] | * [[Jewel of Muscat]] | ||
* [[ArtScience Museum]] | * [[ArtScience Museum]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [http://wn.com/Tang_Shipwreck_Treasure_Singapore's_Maritime_Collection Video interviews] | * [http://wn.com/Tang_Shipwreck_Treasure_Singapore's_Maritime_Collection Video interviews] | ||
* [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-1200yearold-sunken-treasure-that-revealed-an-undiscovered-china-559906.html Story about ship's discovery in ''The Independent''] | * [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/the-1200yearold-sunken-treasure-that-revealed-an-undiscovered-china-559906.html Story about ship's discovery in ''The Independent''] | ||
[[Category:Museums established in 2011]] | [[Category:Museums established in 2011]] | ||
[[Category:Museums in Singapore]] | [[Category:Museums in Singapore]] | ||
Revision as of 15:27, 14 June 2012
The Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium (MEMA, Simplified Chinese: 海事博物馆及水族馆 (Maritime Museum and Aquarium)), formerly the Maritime Xperiential Museum, is a museum in Resorts World Sentosa, Sentosa, Singapore built to house the Jewel of Muscat and some of the 60,000 artefacts salvaged from the Belitung shipwreck, an Arabian dhow wrecked off the coast of Belitung Island.
Background
The Jewel of Muscat is an accurate reproduction of the Arab dhow ship presented by the Sultanate of Oman to the government and people of Singapore after its arrival after recreating part of the Belitung ships's route from Oman to Indonesia.
The artefacts, purchased by the Sentosa Leisure Group in 2005, are on loan to the Singapore Tourism Board. The museum will support research and conservation and is due to be opened on 15 October 2011.[1]
Shipwreck
Template:Main The Belitung shipwreck was discovered in 1998 by sea-cucumber fishermen diving in shallow water, just off the coast of Belitung island near Java. The wreck was excavated by Tilman Walterfang where it was discovered that the cargo of 60,000 items was still in place.
===Cargo===Thanks to Tilman Walterfang’s ethical philosophy the cargo was not sold off piece by piece to collectors. Walterfang kept the precious cargo intact as one complete collection so that it could be studied in its original context. It was housed in private storage for six years where the items have been painstakingly conserved (including desalination), studied and carefully restored by Tilman's company Seabed Explorations Ltd in New Zealand.