Archaeology Discover Centre
Museum in Fort Victoria,Isle of Wight, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Archaeology Discover Centre (formerly Sunken Secrets and the Underwater Archaeology Centre) was a museum located in Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight, England.
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Established | 1990 |
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Location | Fort Victoria, Isle of Wight, England |
Coordinates | 50.706667°N 1.521111°W / 50.706667; -1.521111 |
Type | Archaeology |
Curator | Katie Cambridge |
Public transit access | Yarmouth |
Website | Sunken Secrets |
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The museum was run by archaeologists based on the Isle of Wight. It was housed in five of the fort's former casemates. Since it was opened in 1990 the museum was used to display exhibits recovered from several local shipwrecks and the submerged landscapes of the Solent. These include the wrecks of HMS Pomone, HMS Invincible, the Yarmouth Roads Wreck and Bouldnor Cliff. The museum also houses an exhibition about the history of Fort Victoria itself.