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 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
  • #16
  • SPRING 2026
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
View of the port of Barcelona. Phototype (photolithography). Late 19th century. Artist: unknown. Parera and Co. Publishers. ARGO 15. Barcelona Maritime Museum.

PortADa

A digital humanities and maritime history project
  • #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
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
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
  • #16
  • SPRING 2026
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