Temporary exhibition
24H - A DAY ON THE VICTORIA
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Exhibition that invites visitors to step aboard the Nao Victoria and discover, through the testimonies of 16th-century sailors and chroniclers, daily life during the Magellan-Elcano expedition and the First Circumnavigation of the globe.
INSTITUTIONS
Basque Maritime Museum, Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, AC/E Acción Cultural Española, and the Ministry of Culture and Sports, Government of Spain
SPACE AND DATE
Basque Maritime Museum, San Sebastián.
June 2021 – January 2022
Based on the testimonies of 16th-century pilots, sailors, and passengers, the project brings visitors closer to the daily experience of the voyage: the watches, the maneuvers, the rest, the uncertainty, and the shared life during months of navigation into the unknown. In this way, the exhibition invites us to understand that feat not only as a historical event but as a deeply human experience lived in the middle of the ocean.
