Located in one of the most popular tourist attractions in Cyprus – Ayia NAPA, close to Nissi beach, the Museum of marine life is the only such Museum on the island. His vast collection includes all the flora and fauna of the Mediterranean sea, not only modern types. There you can also see ancient fish, animals and plants that live in those waters several thousand years ago, the appearance of which was able to recover the fossils. Thanks to this, visitors have the opportunity to see sea creatures, have long disappeared from the face of the Earth. The Museum also houses paintings by local artists, the objects found on the seabed, including tackle shipwrecks, ceramics, and even works of art. In addition, one of the most interesting exhibits is a replica of an ancient Greek ship "Kyrenia-eleftheria", which sank off the coast of the island around the IV century BC.e.

The Museum opened its doors to visitors in June 1992. It has also been established and marine Park, which will be especially interesting to children. There are organized wonderful shows with trained dolphins and sea lions.

In addition, the Museum shows interesting scientific and documentary films about the history of the island up to the moment on its territory settled people.

The main purpose of this Museum was not only to introduce visitors to the rich marine flora and fauna of Cyprus, but also to show how fragile nature is, and what must be treated very carefully.