Underwater Museum: Great Barrier Reef to open its 'Museum of Underwater Art' in December, with sculptures on the seabed for divers

While many have 'scuba diving in Great Barrier reef' to view its pristine collection of corals in ir bucket list, yet ar reason to visit underwater haven is soon cropping up.

According to international news reports, an underwater museum named - Museum of Underwater Art(MOUA) will open to public in Great Barrier Reef , this December, featuring a huge collection of sculptures on seabed which divers can mire as y swim along Museum route.

MOUA's proposed sites are primarily within Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, near coast of Townsville, Australia’s global center for Marine Science, according to museum's official website.

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Who is designing MOUA and why?

British Sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has been chosen as MOUA's principal designer. According to MOUA's website, sculptor is creator of world’s first underwater sculpture park – Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park and Museum in Grena.  

MOUA aims to lift pressure off natural reefs which have been over-fished and over-visited over past few deces with underwater installations, giving coral reef an opportunity to replenish and repair.

What are main installations?

An underwater 'coral greenhouse' serving as a coral nursery is set to be developed to attract marine life in area, according to MOUA.

While many installations have been planned, biggest tourist attraction is touted to be "Ocean Siren" - a five-meter high sculpture which will sit on surface of water and change colour according to temperature of Great Barrier Reef.

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Here are pictures some of planned installations, shared by MOUA:

Twitter is alrey questioning MOUA's aims: