
Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park
Bianca C Wreck · Grenada
The world's first underwater sculpture park, opened in May 2006 by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor in 5–8 m of water inside the Molinière-Beauséjour Marine Protected Area off Grenada's west coast. The signature work, Vicissitudes, is a ring of life sized child figures holding hands, cast from real children of mixed ethnicities. Nearby: The Lost Correspondent hunched over his typewriter, the 26 standing Grace figures, and the 2023 Coral Carnival expansion. The pH-neutral cement sculptures function as artificial reef substrate — encrusting sponges, fire coral and damselfish have colonized the figures, slowly fusing art and reef. Shallow enough for snorkelers; National Geographic listed it among 25 Wonders of the World.
Conditions
Depth
2 to 8 m
Good for beginners
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
10 to 18 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
Rashguard or 2 mm top
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Current | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Sergeant major damselfish
Last confirmed May 15, 2026 · 130 records
Almost always
Nearly every dive
Christmas tree worm
Last confirmed Apr 3, 2024 · 3 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
French angelfish
Last confirmed Apr 1, 2025 · 1 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Trumpetfish
Last confirmed Jan 21, 2026 · 7 records
Likely
About 6 in 10 dives
Caribbean reef squid
Last confirmed Aug 7, 2024 · 1 records
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Encrusting fire coral
Expected
Known here, not yet in recent logs
Gear
Basic kit
For this site
- Wide-angle camera or GoPro · The sculptures are big — Vicissitudes spans ~3 m across — and the appeal is composition with figures, not macro. Wide-angle in shallow sunlit water is the move.
- Reef-safe sunscreen · MPA rules and surface-interval snorkeling around the buoys; standard sunscreens are discouraged.