Docked ship to become marine and underwater archeology

museum
A local nonprofit organization is working to transform a ship docked at Budapest’s Batthyány
tér into a marine and underwater archeology museum.
The Octopus Association for Marine Archaeology is expected to open the museum next year
inside the ship named Debrecen ex Kassa. It will cost Ft 300 million, most of which is covered
by EU funds.
The founder and president of Octopus said the museum would display items discovered during
the organization’s expeditions, which are currently being stored abroad. It would also provide
a home for underwater artifacts that are kept at Hungarian museums and would host temporary
and traveling exhibitions as well.
Underwater archeology began in Hungary 25 years ago when remains of a Roman fortress were
accidentally found in the Danube near Bölcske, Tolna County. In the 1980s, mostly amateurs
performed this branch of archeology. Then in the mid-1990s, Octopus appeared, which was the
first professional organization specializing in this field. They use state-of-the-art equipment,
most of which is from the United States.

Ellenőrző kérdések
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1. Mikorra tehetõ a vízalatti régészet magyarországi kezdete?

a római korra
25 évvel ezelõttre
a kilencvenes évek közepére

2. Nagyrészt ki/mi fedezi a múzeum kialakítását?

régészkedõ amatõrök
Egyesült Államok-beli támogatók
EU-források

3. Hol tárolja jelenleg az Octopus saját leleteit?

külföldön
magyarországi múzeumokban
Debrecenben