Exhibits
Shipwrecks: The shipwrecks exhibition explores why there are so many wrecks in the Solent area, why wrecks are seen as acting as time capsules of the past, and displays finds from Trust excavations. It includes the stories of HMS Pomone, HMS Invincible, the Yarmouth Roads Wreck (believed to be the Spanish Galleon Santa Lucia), and other wrecks at the Needles and Alum Bay.
Submerged landscapes: The submerged landscapes exhibits explain the history of the Solent as a dry river valley before rising sea levels flooded it and created the strait that exists today. It focuses on the Trust's excavations at Bouldnor Cliff and includes artefacts recovered from the sea bed.
History of Fort Victoria: Fort Victoria does not have a museum of its own, but an exhibition within the Underwater Archaeology Centre details its history and its role in the defence of the Needles Passage.
The museum also contains a children's discovery area and information about the actual practice of maritime archaeology.
Read more about this topic: Underwater Archaeology Centre
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