Museo del Calamar Gigante

Museo del Calamar Gigante
Museum logo that adorned the façade of the original building (2010–2014)
Museo del Calamar Gigante is located in Asturias
Museo del Calamar Gigante
Location within Asturias
Museo del Calamar Gigante is located in Spain
Museo del Calamar Gigante
Location within Spain
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Established13 August 2010 (2010-08-13)[3] (reopened at new location on 15 July 2022)[4]
LocationCalle Nicanor del Campo, Luarca, Asturias, Spain[1] (current location); Paseo del Muelle 25, Luarca, Asturias, Spain[2] (original location)
Coordinates43°32′27.5″N 6°32′19.5″W / 43.540972°N 6.538750°W / 43.540972; -6.538750 (current location); 43°32′52.4″N 6°32′2.4″W / 43.547889°N 6.534000°W / 43.547889; -6.534000 (original location)
TypeNatural history museum
CollectionsGiant squid and other cephalopods, other marine life
Visitorsalmost 25,000 (2013)[5][nb 1]
DirectorLuis Laria (2010–2014)[8]
WebsiteOfficial website

Museo del Calamar Gigante (Spanish pronunciation: [muˈseo ðel kalaˈmaɾ xiˈɣante]; lit. 'Giant Squid Museum')[nb 2] is a natural history museum located in Luarca, Asturias, Spain.[4]

The original museum, opened in 2010, was administered by the marine conservation group CEPESMA [es][nb 3] and held the association's cephalopod collections together with other marine exhibits.[9][11] It was described as the only museum in the world dedicated to the giant squid (Architeuthis dux)[7][12][nb 4] and held one of the world's most important collections of large cephalopods,[14][15] including the largest collection of giant squid on public display.[16]

Opened in August 2010, the museum was badly damaged by a storm in November of the same year and largely destroyed by another storm in February 2014. As the museum had been a major tourist attraction and an important contributor to Luarca's economy, there was strong local support for its reconstruction or relocation.[7][5][17][18] After several years without progress, two proposals for relocation—first to an adjacent warehouse and later to a former cinema—were put forward and then abandoned, before the local government settled on a plan to move the museum to a former nightclub. It reopened on 15 July 2022.[4]

  1. ^ Arias, S. (2022). El nuevo Museo del Calamar Gigante de Luarca convence hasta a los niños: "Está muy guay". La Nueva España, 16 July 2022. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ C.I. Calamar Gigante. Equalitas Vitae. (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference opening was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c El nuevo Museo del Calamar Gigante abre sus puertas. La Voz de Asturias, 15 July 2022. (in Spanish)
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Serrano2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Guerra, Á. (2014). Carta del Dr. Angel Guerra, del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. [archived] CEPESMA, 6 February 2014. (in Spanish)
  7. ^ a b c d Chaparro, L. (2016). El Centro del Calamar Gigante de Asturias, en el abismo. El Español, 19 February 2016. (in Spanish)
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  9. ^ a b Centro del Calamar Gigante. [archived] CEPESMA. (in Spanish)
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  11. ^ Esaín, G. (2013). Centro del Calamar Gigante. [p. 190] In: Las 20 mejores rutas por Asturias. El País-Aguilar, Madrid. 242 pp. ISBN 978-84-03-51227-6. (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Staaf, D. (2017). Marketing the mystery of the giant squid. Pacific Standard, 14 June 2017. [originally published on 29 September 2011]
  13. ^ Hickey, S. (2009). Super squid: Museum set to open next month. Advertiser (Grand Falls), 25 May 2009.
  14. ^ El Centro del Calamar Gigante celebra una jornada de puertas abiertas. Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias, 12 August 2010. (in Spanish)
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  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference LaVoz2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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