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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The Captain of the Merchant Navy Añaterve Sánchez, at the Maritime Museum of Barcelona. Photo: Quim Roser. ARGO 15. Maritime Museum of Barcelona

Añaterve Sánchez, merchant marine captain

When ships were a school of life and trade routes, portals to other worlds
  • #15
  • AUTUMN 2025
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
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
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
Illustration of Josefina Castellví. Artist: Alicia Caboblanco.

Josefina Castellví i Piulachs (1935-2026)

The first woman to lead a scientific expedition to Antarctica
  • #17
  • SUMMER 2026
Lluís Noguera during the 2025 Spanish Championship. Argo 16. Museu Marítimo de Barcelona. Photo: Lluís Noguera Collection.

Catalan water skiing

Tradition, clubs and athletes
  • #16
  • SPRING 2026
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