500 anniversary of the world’s first circunnavigation

13 June, 2022

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 […]