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We present the analysis of an optical data cube of the central region of NGC1448, obtained with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE). Chandra X-raydata indicate that the active galactic nucleus (AGN) is not located at theapparent stellar nucleus of the galaxy, but at a projected distance of $1.75$$\pm$ $0.22$ arcsec ($139 \pm 17$ pc). This is probably caused by the highinterstellar extinction in the surroundings of the AGN, which corresponds tothe true nucleus of the galaxy, as also proposed by previous studies. Themorphology and classification of the optical line-emitting regions indicate twoionization cones, around an axis with a position angle of $PA_{cones}$ =-50{\deg} $\pm$ 7{\deg}, with emission-line spectra characteristic of Seyfertgalaxies. The stellar and gas kinematics are consistent with a stellar and gasrotating disc around the nucleus, with a velocity amplitude of 125 km s$^{-1}$.Two probable outflows from the AGN were detected along the region of the twoionization cones. The AGN position does not coincide with the brightestline-emitting region at the centre of NGC 1448. That may be a consequence ofthe high obscuration from the AGN towards the observer (the AGN is actuallyCompton thick), mostly caused by a nearly edge-on torus. An additionalhypothesis is that the AGN reduced its luminosity, during the last 440 yr, tonearly half of the value in the past. In this case, the brightest line-emittingregion corresponds to a "light echo" or a "fossil" of the AGN in the past.

The highly obscured Seyfert 2 nucleus in NGC 1448 observed with MUSE