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Barcelona Aquarium Unveils €15M Renovation with Europe’s Largest Digital Ocean Floor

To deepen conservation education, the renovation features immersive habitats, introduces endangered species exhibits powered by solar and aerothermal technology.

Overview

  • Grupo Aspro invested over €15 million in a two-year overhaul to modernize L’Aquàrium de Barcelona for its 30th anniversary.
  • The entry ramp is now a 300 m² digital floor—Europe’s largest—displaying life-size ocean scenes before leading into a 360° ‘Voyage to the Depths’ theater.
  • Interactive zones like a recreated mangrove ecosystem and ‘SOS Oceans’ games made from recycled fishing nets engage visitors on marine threats.
  • Major aquariums have been upgraded to house over 11,000 organisms across 600 species, with new European sturgeon and seadragon exhibits supporting conservation.
  • LED lighting, solar panels, aerothermal systems and optimized water flow have cut the aquarium’s energy consumption by about 21%.