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 [nl] — 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 [nl] — 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

References

  1. ^ "Our Museums". Association of Museums and Heritage of Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Blue Bay Beeldentuin". Curaçao Art. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  3. ^ "About the Children's Museum". Childrens Museum Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Het Curaçaosch Museum – Viering 70-jarig jubileum". Mondriaan Fonds (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Fortchurch Living Monument". Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Jewish History in Curaçao". Jewish Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Kas Di Pal'i Maishi". Curaçao.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Kura Hulanda Museum". Curaçao.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Landhuis Bloemhof". Beautiful Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  10. ^ "About us". Curacao Maritime (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Octagon Museum". Curaçao. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Savonet Museum". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  13. ^ Buurtprofiel Lagun (2011). "Buurtprofiel Lagun" (PDF). Government of Curaçao (in Dutch). p. 8. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

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