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
  • PHOTO: David More Aguirre
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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
  • #16
  • SPRING 2026
Cap de Creus Lighthouse. Photo: Joan Vicens. Argo 16. Museu Marítim de Barcelona.

Lighthouses: past and present

Occasional bursts of light on the horizon
  • #16
  • SPRING 2026
Ships stranded on the beaches of Bangladesh. Photo: NGO Shipbreaking Platform.

Ship scrapping

One of the most dangerous jobs in the world, an environmental and human problem
  • #15
  • AUTUMN 2025
Sailing tests of the Licor 43 in Cartagena, January 1981. ©Aleksejs Vjuns. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.

Liquor 43

The return of the legend
  • #15
  • AUTUMN 2025
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
  • #16
  • SPRING 2026
Crew and family of the boat Rosita y Juan with the catch of the day (1962). Photo: Museu de la Mar de l'Ebre.

The heritage of the Ebro Sea

Landscape, culture and maritime essence
  • #15
  • AUTUMN 2025
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