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            Create museum memories




            ORANJESTAD  —  Museums  are  an  in downtown Oranjestad. The reno-
            integral  part  of  conserving  and  vated historic Ecury complex in the
            honoring cultures, and Aruba is no  area has been transformed from a
            exception.  Our  Island  has  a  wide  family home to a modern museum
            selection  of  various  museums  for  that preserves Aruba’s Amerindian
            our locals and visitors to see. Take  cultural heritage. This 21st century
            this opportunity to learn about our  museum  is  especially  designed  to
            island  and  experience  a  different  preserve  valuable  artifacts  dating
            day beyond the beach. Let us in-    back to the Pre-Ceramic period of
            troduce to you these museums.       2500 BC.

            Museum of Industry Aruba            In the late 1980’s, AMA identified its
            The Museum of Industry is located  need for an adequate housing for
            in  San  Nicolas—better  known  as  its  collection  and  activities.  After
            the  art  capital  of  Aruba.  This  mu-  studying various options, a project
            seum  exhibits  the  industrial  history  proposal was drawn up, including  Cultural  Organizations  (UNOCA),  into the cultures that inhabited the
            of  gold,  aloe,  phosphate,  oil  and  the  acquisition  and  restoration  of  opened in July 2009.        island  in  Pre-Historical  and  Early
            tourism  through  elaborated  dis-  historical  buildings  in  downtown                                     Historical  times.  The  museum  also
            plays and multimedia installations.  Oranjestad.                        At the new location, the National  hosts  attractive  public  programs,
            The Museum of Industry is situated                                      Archaeological  Museum  Aruba  including  lectures,  educational
            in the Water Tower in San Nicolas  These historical buildings were for-  disposes of approximately 500 m2  projects,  temporary  exhibits  and
            and narrates Aruba's industrial his-  merly  the  property  of  the  Ecury  for its permanent exhibit. This exhib-  workshops.
            tory, which began in the 19th cen-  family.  The  “Ecury  Complex”,  is  a  it conveys information on the origin
            tury. The Water Tower was built in  cluster of single and two-story his-  and culture of the first inhabitants  The museum is open daily from 9:30
            1939 and consists of three sections:  toric buildings, mainly Dutch colo-  of the island through archaeologi-  am till 4:30 pm. For more informa-
            the substructure, the high-rising ver-  nial architecture from the late 19th  cal objects and modern exhibition  tion check out the Facebook page
            tical shaft, and the tank at the top.  and 20th century on a plot of ap-  techniques.  The  new  permanent  Museo  Arqueologico  Nacional
            The  Water  Tower  was  purchased  proximately 1.700 m2.                exhibit  gives  the  visitor  an  insight  Aruba.q
            by the Monuments Fund in 2003 so
            it  can  be  restored  and  preserved  In  1997,  the  Aruban  Government
            as one of Aruba's monuments. The  bought  the  complex  for  the  Na-
            Museum of Industry is part of Aruba  tional  Archaeological  Museum
            Museum  Foundation  (Fundacion  project. In 2004, a financial agree-
            Museo Aruban), which is a founda-   ment was signed with the Europe-
            tion set to maintain, preserve, and  an Development Fund and in 2006,
            protect the Aruban cultural sector,  restoration  and  construction  work
            history, and nature. The museum of  began  on  the  monumental  build-
            Industry is open daily from 9 am till  ings and the soon-to-be exhibition
            6 pm.                               space. In December 2007, the key
            For  more  information,  check  out  to the complex was delivered and
            their  Facebook  page  Museum  of  the  museum’s  employees  moved
            Industry Aruba.                     to the new location. The final de-
                                                sign for the exhibit was completed
            Archaeological Museum of Aruba      in November 2007 and the perma-
            The  Archaeological  Museum  of  nent exhibit, financed by the Aru-
            Aruba is located at Schelpstraat 42  ban Government and the Union of


            Aruba to me


                                                                      and  we  will  publish  your   strive to make you a happy  ba to me is a Special Place
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