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Saturday 17 december 2016

Magical Moments Await at the One and Only Aruba Toy Museum!

ORANJESTAD - Live the best kinds of games and toys, passed? Would you want -Provide a space of fun, Upon your visit you will be
moments of your life, enter a variety of materials and your kids to know the toys culture, innovation and able to see and enjoy a
a magic world of fantasy, ways of manufacturing. you used and spent hours meeting point between wide collection of Vintage
return to your dreams and Beside classic toys many playing with? You can do generations. Toys with great stories,
the treasures of your child- other less famous but ex- that and much more at the -Promote integration and Comics, Bicycles, Pedal
hood full of illusions. tremely important are add- Toy Museum. family integration through Carts, Skates, Tin Toys, Aru-
A visit to the Aruba toy Mu- ed in historical and heritage The goal of the museum is: several activities organized bian popular toys, Videos
seum will be a unique and terms. Many of them have -Preserve the Popular Cul- and guided by the muse- and much more.
unforgettable day for you
and your precious children
and grandchildren.
Enjoy the child in you and
get to know the toys and
their history.
The Toy Museum aims to
be an open museum for all
ages regardless the eco-
nomic level, offering visitors
not only a place of knowl-
edge and relationships but
also comfort; it will benefit
society through promotion
of popular culture, in order
to achieve a strength of
our national and interna-
tional identity, increasing
communication from our
past and present, in order
to change the future of our
country.
Our exhibition pretends to
show and explain the dif-
ferent periods of the coun-
try, ways of living and fash-
ion over time.
It is an ideal place for you
to tell your kids what things
amused you, how you and
your parents used to play,
and the differences with
toys through time. had little use and others still ture. um staff. You will see toys with more
It is a special, innovative retain traces of usage over -Conserve and rescue this -Restoration and conserva- than 100 years old and
and interactive way to tell time. important historical legacy. tion of toys and games. unique pieces
the story about the differ- Watching the toys, we can -Show the public the rich- -Promote our traditions and Ideal for adults and chil-
ent ways of playing, and imagine the children play- ness of our past and our teach the importance take dren of all ages, do not for-
learning a bit about history. ing and the people who national identity. care our customs. get to bring your camera
It is an extraordinary place made them; and capture moments of
that allows us to travel also the materials, ma- joy
back on time and let the chines and tools used for Always open, no matter
toys tell us about different the manufacture. the weather, seven days
childhoods; it is a way for Few things pleased us as a week from 9:30am to
understanding the world at much as when we received 12:00pm and from 3pm to
a singular time. a toy. 5pm.
Our activities and educa- Those are feelings that will Located in Certified Mega
tional proposals seek the never be erased and we Mall. L.G. Smith Blvd, 150,
toy as part of a network re- constantly remember and Oranjestad.
lated with history, society, experience again when Facebook group – Insta-
industry and technology. we see our kids opening gram, @arubatoymuseum
Our Museum covers do- their own gifts. arubatoymuseum@gmail.
mestic and foreign brands, Would you like to live it com - Phone: (297) 641-
as well as covers various again as if time had never 0122.q