Association of Friends of Moonta-LYDIA

The Association of Friends of Moonta-Lydia was created in 2015. It is a non-profit law 1901 association whose objective is to contribute to the preservation and safeguarding of the material, historical and cultural heritage of the liner LYDIA ex - M/V MOONTA, silted up for life in Barcarès (Pyrénées-Orientales, France).

Our missions:

. Ensure the promotion of Lydia (reception of journalists, website, various promotional support)

. Collect objects, various documents and testimonies related to the story of the "Sand Liner".

. Provide technical and historical assistance for interior and exterior restoration.

. Organize exhibitions on board and/or in connection with the Lydia

. Organization of conferences, guided tours

. Participate in the development of a museography around the “Sand Liner”

. Model making center to make models / scale models of the Lydia (and not only...)