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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.

L'Aquàrium de Barcelona celebra su 30 aniversario con una gran transformación
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L'Aquàrium se renueva con nuevas experiencias inmersivas y la incorporación de especies

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%.