We celebrate 500 years of the world’s first circumnavigation, achieved by Juan Sebastián de Elkano. To celebrate the anniversary, the ELKANO ITSAS HERRIA Cultural Project […]

May 18: International Museum Day “The power of museums”

9 May, 2022

Museums have the power to transform the world around us. As incomparable places of discovery, they teach us about our past and open our minds […]

On May 7, the new temporary exhibition opens at the Plasentia de Butrón museum in Plentzia and will take place throughout 2022. The exhibition dedicated […]

A voyage through navigation instruments over the centuries: sun stone, astrolabe, octant, sextant, log, nautical charts, radio positioning, GPS….

New objetcs: inmersion suit and automatic lifejacket

13 November, 2020

A survival suit, or as it is more accurately and currently referred to as, an immersion suit, is a special type of waterproof dry suit […]

Discover a summarized versión of our history here: video Enjoy!

May, 18th: International Museums Day

16 May, 2020

May 18th is the International Museum Day. With the theme “Museums for Equality: Diversity and Inclusion”, IMD 2020 aims at becoming a rallying point to […]

2020: Temporary exhibition: Ships related to Plentzia

19 January, 2020

Ships related to Plentzia: 100 anniversary of the construction of the Magdalena, the last ship made in the shipyards. Shipwrecks of the Butrón, Principe de […]