List of museums in Curaçao
This is a list of museums in Curaçao. There are 30 recognised museums in Curaçao.[1]
- Blue Bay Sculpture Garden — Blue Bay is a sculpture park and open-air museum located in Boca Samí.[2]
- Children's Museum — The Children's Museum is for young children where they can learn by playing. The museum has a hands-on policy.[3]
- Curaçao Museum — The Curaçao Museum contains a large collection of paintings, furniture, glass, and textile.[4]
- Fort Church Museum — The Fort Church Museum is dedicated to the history of the Protestant community and is located inside Fort Amsterdam.[5]
- Jewish Historical Cultural Museum — The Jewish Historical Cultural Museum is dedicated to the history of the Jews in Curaçao and is attached to the Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue.[6]
- Kas di Pal'i Maishi — Kas di Pal'i Maishi is an open-air museum about the living conditions of the slaves in Barber.[7]
- Kurá Hulanda Museum — The Kurá Hulanda Museum is an anthropological museum which specialises in the Atlantic slave trade.[8]
- Landhuis Bloemhof — Landhuis Bloemhof is an art gallery and museum dedicated to the memory of the sculptor May Henriquez.[9]
- Maritiem Museum Curaçao — The Maritime Museum offers an overview of the maritime history of Curaçao.[10]
- Octagon Museum — The Octagon Museum is housed in the octagon cupola where Simón Bolívar was exiled before he liberated Venezuela from Spanish rule.[11]
- Savonet Museum — The Savonet Museum is located in the plantation house near the entrance to Christoffelpark, and recounts the history of the plantation and its owners and slaves.[12]
- Tula Museum — The Tula Museum is dedicated to the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795 and located in the Knip Plantation in Lagún.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Our Museums". Association of Museums and Heritage of Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Blue Bay Beeldentuin". Curaçao Art. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "About the Children's Museum". Childrens Museum Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Het Curaçaosch Museum – Viering 70-jarig jubileum". Mondriaan Fonds (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Fortchurch Living Monument". Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Jewish History in Curaçao". Jewish Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Kas Di Pal'i Maishi". Curaçao.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Kura Hulanda Museum". Curaçao.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Landhuis Bloemhof". Beautiful Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "About us". Curacao Maritime (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Octagon Museum". Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Savonet Museum". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Buurtprofiel Lagun (2011). "Buurtprofiel Lagun" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch). p. 8. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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