The MARQ will host the exhibition "The Last Voyage of the Fragata Mercedes" next March

The Archaeological Museum of Alicante will be the first travelling venue to host the exhibition. "The last voyage of the Fragata Mercedes". from next March. The exhibition, organised by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sportthe Ministry of Defence and Spanish Cultural Actiontells the story of the sinking of the Fragata Mercedes and the political and military circumstances that surrounded it through more than a hundred selected pieces.

The exhibition consists of original 18th and 19th century artefactsdocuments, survivors' testimonies and archaeological remains, as well as audiovisual resources, scenographies, reconstructions and scale models. This compendium will offer the visitor a historical perspective,archaeological,military,naval and reconstructive of the history of this vessel.