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Man in the Sea Museum
Man in the Sea Museum is located in Florida
Man in the Sea Museum
Location within Florida
Established1982
Location17314 Panama City Beach Parkway
Panama City Beach, Florida
Coordinates30°13′56″N 85°53′36″W / 30.23234°N 85.893409°W / 30.23234; -85.893409
TypeMaritime museum[1]
DirectorSteve Mulholland
CuratorJackie & Carl Touchet
WebsiteMan in the Sea Museum

The Man in the Sea Museum is located at 17314 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida.[2] It has exhibits and documents related to the history of diving.[3] Some of these exhibits include U.S. Navy SEALAB I, Commercial Diving, Underwater Submersibles, and Assorted Underwater Masks and Helmets.[3] Many of the exhibits are hands-on.[4]

Exhibits

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One of the exhibits found at the Man in the Sea Museum is U.S. Navy SEALAB I.[5] Which is an interactive exhibits that allows visitors to go inside the SEALAB I,[6] which was an experiment to test the limits of humans living under the surface of the ocean.[7] Another exhibit displays gear engineered for commercial diving. [5] The Man in the Sea Museum also displays Underwater Submersibles, allowing visitors to examine early submersibles in order to acknowledge their role in the evolution of technology.[8]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ MuseumsUSA. " ", MuseumsUSA website, 2008. Accessed August 16, 2008.
  2. ^ Florida, Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach. "Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach, Florida". Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach, Florida. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. ^ a b Florida, Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach. "Tour Exhibits". Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach, Florida. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  4. ^ The FloridaPanhandle.com Local Experts Team. "Man in the Sea Museum: Panama City Beach's Hidden Treasure". floridapanhandle.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Florida, Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach. "Tour Exhibits". Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach, Florida. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  6. ^ "Museum of Man in the Sea in Panama City Beach | VISIT FLORIDA". www.visitflorida.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  7. ^ MacInnis, Joseph B (2015). "Living under the Sea". Journal of Diving History. 23 (85): 40–45.
  8. ^ Moorhouse, Paul (November–December 2015). "A Modern History of the Manned Submersible". Marine Technology Science Journal. 49 (6): 65–78 – via ingenta Connect.

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