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PAARDENBAAI
PROJECT makes
art and culture more
accessible to the public
YESTERDAY was an important celebration day from the water. because they want to know more, which will end up
where art and culture were made more accessible to It is a public piece that not only represents this story promoting our culture even more which is what we
the general public. but goes much deeper by making art and culture aim for. This will bring our culture to a more excellent
This project consists of collaborations from many much more accessible to the public and our island’s level.
different organizations. Local famous artist Osaira visitors.
Muyale worked along with Aruba Tourism Authority The public art piece is called Paardenbaai and tells a
as a partner, Minister of Culture and International This project is part of an initiative taken by the little bit about Aruba’s history, our history.
partners such as the Mondriaan Fund under guidance Minister of Culture to promote our culture and mix We have a very rich and distinct history and through
from Rendwick Heronimo. it with our tourism. the Paardenbaai project the Minister of Culture will
The goal is for the tourist to realize that the ground he highlight all the different aspects of our history.
This project relates the Paardenbaai history. The is walking on has a history, so while strolling through Rosalinda is the first horse that has been installed,
name of this area in Oranjestad is named Paardenbaai our downtown area tourists are also learning a little but during the upcoming weeks 7 other horses will
(Horse bay) because of the history related to this bit about our history. be installed. Their names are Ambrioso, Bonifacia,
area. The story is that in the 16th century horses were Aside from this the horses will raise more curiosity Dosithea, Eufrosina, Sinoforosa, Saturnina and
thrown off ships in this area and they had to swim to amongst our own community, thus stimulating them Escapia.
shore. That’s why they created the blue horse fantasy, to investigate our history a little more thoroughly. Together we will relate Paardenbaai’s history to a
because it kind of represents the horse immersing This will create a proactive action in our community broad audience.
2 LOCAL Friday, July 31 2015 - ARUBA TRAVELLER
