Jason Decaires

Police armed with pickaxes and power tools have destroyed a modern artwork by a celebrated British sculptor in the Maldives, after the outgoing president in the tourist haven declared the installation offensive to Islam.

It doesn't matter if museums in general pique your interest or not - this first of its kind museum under the Atlantic Ocean is one that should be on your travel list. That is, of course, if you don't have a fear of water.

Police armed with pickaxes and power tools have destroyed a modern artwork by a celebrated British sculptor in the Maldives, after the outgoing president in the tourist haven declared the installation offensive to Islam.

It doesn't matter if museums in general pique your interest or not - this first of its kind museum under the Atlantic Ocean is one that should be on your travel list. That is, of course, if you don't have a fear of water.