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ORANJESTAD – Museums Museum project. In 2004 a its permanent exhibit. This
are an integral part of financial agreement was exhibit conveys through
conserving and honoring signed with the European archaeological objects
cultures, and Aruba is no Development Fund and and modern exhibition
exception. Our Island has in 2006 restauration and techniques information on
a wide selection of various construction work began the origin and culture of
museums for our locals and on the monumental the first inhabitants of the
visitors to see. Take this buildings and the new to island. The new permanent
opportunity to learn about build exhibition space. In exhibit gives the visitor an
our island and experience December 2007 the key to insight into the cultures that
a different day beyond the the complex was delivered inhabited the island in Pre-
beach. Let us introduce to and the museum’s Historical and Early Historical
you to these locations. employees moved to the times. The museum also
new location. The final hosts an attractive public
Museum of Industry Aruba design for the exhibit was program including lectures,
Museum of Industry is Museum of Industry Aruba. cluster of single and two- completed in November educational projects,
located in San Nicolas, story historic buildings, 2007 and the permanent temporary exhibits and
better known as the art Archaeological Museum of mainly Dutch colonial exhibit, financed by the workshops.
capital of Aruba. This Aruba architecture from the late Aruban Government
museum presents the history The Archaeological 19th and 20th century on a and the Union of Cultural The museum is open daily
of gold, aloe, phosphate, Museum of Aruba is plot of approximately 1.700 Organizations (UNOCA), from 9:30 am till 4:30 pm.
oil and tourism through located at Schelpstraat 42 m2. opened in July 2009.
elaborated displays and in downtown Oranjestad. For more information
multimedia installations. The renovated historic In 1997 the Aruban At the new location the check out the Facebook
Ecury complex in Government bought National Archaeological page Museo Arqueologico
The Museum of Industry downtown Oranjestad has the complex for the Museum Aruba disposes of Nacional Aruba.
is situated in the Water been transformed from a National Archaeological approximately 500 m2 for
Tower in San Nicolas and family home to a modern
narrates Aruba’s industrial museum that preserves
history which began in the Aruba’s Amerindian
19th century. The Water cultural heritage. This
Tower was built in 1939 and 21st century museum is
consists of three sections: especially designed to
the substructure, the high- preserve valuable artifacts
rising vertical shaft, and the dating back to the Pre-
tank at the top. The Water Ceramic period of 2500 BC.
Tower was purchased by
the Monuments fund in In the late 1980’s AMA
2003 so it could be restored identified its need for
and preserved as one an adequate housing
of Aruba’s monuments. for its collection and
The Museum of Industry is activities. After studying
part of Fundacion Museo various options, a project
Arubano (FMA), which is a proposal was drawn up,
foundation set to maintain, including the acquisition
preserve, and protect the and restoration of historical
Aruban culture sector, buildings in downtown
history, and nature. The Oranjestad.
museum of Industry is open
daily from 9 am till 1 pm. These historical buildings
were formerly the property
For more information check of the Ecury family. The
out their Facebook page “Ecury Complex”, is a