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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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
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
  • #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
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
Illustration by Emerencià Roig. Author: Alicia Caboblanco. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.

Emerencià Roig i Raventós

(1881-1935) Father of Catalan maritime ethnology
  • #15
  • AUTUMN 2025
Satellite view of the Ebro Delta, taken in July 2021 by the European Sentinel-2 imaging satellite, as part of the Copernicus program. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.

The Ebro Delta: chronicle of a death foretold?

Buda could be the first island in Europe to disappear from the map
  • #15
  • AUTUMN 2025
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