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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]].
The '''Maritime Experiential Museum''' (Simplified Chinese: 海事博物馆及水族馆 (Maritime Museum and Aquarium)), formerly the Maritime Xperiential Museum and the Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium, 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.<br>


==Background==
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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]].
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maritime_Experiential_Museum Wikipedia article]
 
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.
 
==Shipwreck==
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.
 
==See also==
* [[ArtScience Museum]]
 
==External links==
* [http://www.rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/Attractions/MaritimeExperientialMuseumAquarium Official site]
* [http://www.seabedexplorations.com/ Seabed Explorations website]
* [http://www.forbes.com/2001/04/04/0404hot_print.html Story and some pictures of the treasures]
* [http://www.jewelofmuscat.tv/en/node/418 Website of the ''Jewel of Muscat'']
* [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'']
 
[[Category:Museums established in 2011]]
[[Category:Museums in Singapore]]

Revision as of 21:15, 3 April 2014

The Maritime Experiential Museum (Simplified Chinese: 海事博物馆及水族馆 (Maritime Museum and Aquarium)), formerly the Maritime Xperiential Museum and the Maritime Experiential Museum & Aquarium, 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.

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