Magazine dedicated to the maritime culture and heritage of the Mediterranean, published by the Barcelona Maritime Museum.

The light that persists

Lighthouses and lighthouse keepers: memory, technology and lives on the edge of the sea
  • SPRING 2026

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  • Argo#16

FILE

Lighthouses: past and present

Occasional bursts of light on the horizon

Women in the lighthouses

Pioneering women who illuminated the sea
ARGOS
The Drac, sailing in the RCMB regatta. Argo 16. Museu Marítimo de Barcelona. Photo: M. Granollers.
The Drac, an aristocrat among sailboats
This dragon belonging to the MMB is 60 years old
SEA TODAY
Satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: NASA World Wind/Wikicommons. Argo 16. Maritime Museum of Barcelona.
The Mediterranean Sea: a melting pot and a crossroads of history
Geopolitical keys of a central space in the global order
SEA SPORTS
Lluís Noguera during the 2025 Spanish Championship. Argo 16. Museu Marítimo de Barcelona. Photo: Lluís Noguera Collection.
Catalan water skiing
Tradition, clubs and athletes
HEADING TO THE PAST
The city of Barcelona in 1563, with the coastline in the foreground. Anthony van den Wyngaerde. Photo: WikimediaCommons/Urbanity.es. Argo 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
The Old Port of Barcelona
History of a struggle against nature
TREASURES IN MUSEUMS
Sedan chair for carrying the infirm after restoration. Photo: MMB. Argo 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
Sedan chair for carrying the infirm
The memory of the Barcelona Porters' Guild
INTERVIEW
Adolf Romagosa, former manager of Port 2000. Photo: Adolf Romagosa Collection. Argo 16. Museu Marítimo de Barcelona.
Adolf Romagosa, the man who united the port with the city
From infrastructure to relationship: a life dedicated to uniting the port with Barcelona
SEA PEOPLE
Illustration of Carmen Pérez Güerri. Artist: Alicia Caboblanco. ARGO 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
Carmen Perez Guerri
Catalan motorboating champion
THE SPANISH
The exhibition COME ON BOARD! Portraits by the Minute is at the Museu Marítim de Barcelona until 14-6-26. Photo: MMB. ARGO 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
Once upon a time there was a little boat…
Street box photography and games
EDITORIAL

The sea as news

We invite you to navigate with us through the virtual world.
  • SPRING 2026
  • #16
ARGOS
The Drac, sailing in the RCMB regatta. Argo 16. Museu Marítimo de Barcelona. Photo: M. Granollers.
The Drac, an aristocrat among sailboats
This dragon belonging to the MMB is 60 years old
SEA TODAY
Satellite image of the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: NASA World Wind/Wikicommons. Argo 16. Maritime Museum of Barcelona.
The Mediterranean Sea: a melting pot and a crossroads of history
Geopolitical keys of a central space in the global order
SEA SPORTS
Lluís Noguera during the 2025 Spanish Championship. Argo 16. Museu Marítimo de Barcelona. Photo: Lluís Noguera Collection.
Catalan water skiing
Tradition, clubs and athletes
HEADING TO THE PAST
The city of Barcelona in 1563, with the coastline in the foreground. Anthony van den Wyngaerde. Photo: WikimediaCommons/Urbanity.es. Argo 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
The Old Port of Barcelona
History of a struggle against nature
TREASURES IN MUSEUMS
Sedan chair for carrying the infirm after restoration. Photo: MMB. Argo 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
Sedan chair for carrying the infirm
The memory of the Barcelona Porters' Guild
INTERVIEW
Adolf Romagosa, former manager of Port 2000. Photo: Adolf Romagosa Collection. Argo 16. Museu Marítimo de Barcelona.
Adolf Romagosa, the man who united the port with the city
From infrastructure to relationship: a life dedicated to uniting the port with Barcelona
SEA PEOPLE
Illustration of Carmen Pérez Güerri. Artist: Alicia Caboblanco. ARGO 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
Carmen Perez Guerri
Catalan motorboating champion
THE SPANISH
The exhibition COME ON BOARD! Portraits by the Minute is at the Museu Marítim de Barcelona until 14-6-26. Photo: MMB. ARGO 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.
Once upon a time there was a little boat…
Street box photography and games