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            Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitors at Marriott’s Aruba Surf Club!


            The  Aruba  Tourism  Authority  re-                                     secutively visiting Aruba)          Aruba  as  their  favorite  vacation
            cently  had  the  great  pleasure  of                                   Goodwill  Ambassador  (20>years  destination,  as  their  home  away
            recognizing  Goodwill  Ambassa-                                         consecutively visiting Aruba)       from home.
            dors of Aruba. The honorees were                                        Emerald  Ambassador  (35>years
            respectively honored with a certifi-                                    consecutively visiting Aruba)       The  top  reasons  for  returning  to
            cate for their years of visits, loyalty,                                                                    Aruba  provided  by  the  honorees
            and love for the island of Aruba.                                       The honorees were:                  were:
                                                                                    Goodwill Ambassadors                •       Aruba’s  people  are  very
            The  honorary  certification  is  pre-                                  Mr. Gary and Mrs. Mary Anne Bur-    friendly.
            sented  on  behalf  of  the  Minister                                   rofato  from  Wayne,New  Jersey,  •         Aruba’s great weather.
            of Tourism as a token of apprecia-                                      United States.                      •       Aruba’s great restaurants.
            tion and to say “Masha Danki” to                                                                            •       Aruba’s clean hotels.
            guests who have visited Aruba 10,                                       Ms.  Keyttin  Silva  representing  the  •   A very happy island.
            20,  or  35  years  or  more  consecu-                                  Aruba Tourism Authority, and staff
            tively.                                                                 members  of  Marriott’s  Aruba  Surf  On behalf of the Aruba Tourism Au-
                                                                                    Club  bestowed  the  certificate  thority, we would like to express our
            The three levels of honor are as fol-                                   upon  the  honorees,  presented  sincere gratitude and appreciation
            lows:                                                                   them  with  gifts,  and  thanked  Mr.  to the honorees for their continued
            Distinguished Visitor (10>years con-                                    and  Mrs.  Burrofato  for  choosing  visits to the “One Happy Island”.q


            Create museum memories


            ORANJESTAD — Museums are an in-     of Industry is part of Aruba Museum  historical  buildings  in  downtown
            tegral part of conserving and honor-  Foundation (Fundacion Museo Aru-  Oranjestad.
            ing cultures, and Aruba is no excep-  ban), which is a foundation set to
            tion. Our Island has a wide selection  maintain, preserve, and protect the  These historical buildings were for-
            of  various  museums  for  our  locals  Aruban cultural sector, history, and  merly the property of the Ecury fam-
            and visitors to see. Take this oppor-  nature.  The  museum  of  Industry  is  ily. The “Ecury Complex”, is a cluster
            tunity to learn about our island and  open daily from 9 am till 6 pm.   of single and two-story historic build-
            experience a different day beyond  For more information, check out their  ings,  mainly  Dutch  colonial  archi-
            the beach. Let us introduce to you  Facebook page Museum of Industry  tecture from the late 19th and 20th
            these museums.                      Aruba.                              century on a plot of approximately  At the new location, the National
                                                                                    1.700 m2.                           Archaeological Museum Aruba dis-
                Museum of Industry Aruba         Archaeological Museum of Aruba                                         poses of approximately 500 m2 for
            The Museum of Industry is located in  The  Archaeological  Museum  of  In  1997,  the  Aruban  Government  its  permanent  exhibit.  This  exhibit
            San Nicolas—better known as the art  Aruba is located at Schelpstraat 42  bought the complex for the National  conveys  information  on  the  origin
            capital of Aruba. This museum exhib-  in downtown Oranjestad. The reno-  Archaeological  Museum  project.  and culture of the first inhabitants
            its the industrial history of gold, aloe,  vated historic Ecury complex in the  In 2004, a financial agreement was  of the island through archaeologi-
            phosphate, oil and tourism through  area has been transformed from a  signed with the European Develop-     cal objects and modern exhibition
            elaborated displays and multimedia  family home to a modern museum  ment Fund and in 2006, restoration  techniques.  The  new  permanent
            installations.                      that preserves Aruba’s Amerindian  and construction work began on the  exhibit  gives  the  visitor  an  insight
            The Museum of Industry is situated in  cultural  heritage.  This  21st  century  monumental buildings and the soon-  into the cultures that inhabited the
            the Water Tower in San Nicolas and  museum  is  especially  designed  to  to-be exhibition space. In December  island in Pre-Historical and Early His-
            narrates  Aruba's  industrial  history,  preserve  valuable  artifacts  dating  2007, the key to the complex was  torical times. The museum also hosts
            which  began  in  the  19th  century.  back to the Pre-Ceramic period of  delivered and the museum’s employ-  attractive public programs, includ-
            The Water Tower was built in 1939  2500 BC.                             ees moved to the new location. The  ing lectures, educational projects,
            and consists of three sections: the                                     final design for the exhibit was com-  temporary exhibits and workshops.
            substructure, the high-rising vertical  In  the  late  1980’s,  AMA  identified  pleted in November 2007 and the
            shaft, and the tank at the top. The  its need for an adequate housing  permanent exhibit, financed by the  The museum is open daily from 9:30
            Water Tower was purchased by the  for its collection and activities. After  Aruban Government and the Union  am till 4:30 pm. For more informa-
            Monuments Fund in 2003 so it can  studying various options, a project  of Cultural Organizations (UNOCA),  tion check out the Facebook page
            be restored and preserved as one  proposal was drawn up, including  opened in July 2009.                    Museo  Arqueologico  Nacional
            of Aruba's monuments. The Museum  the  acquisition  and  restoration  of                                    Aruba.q
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