Historical Museum of Aruba

The Historical Museum of Aruba is a historical museum in the city of Oranjestad in Aruba. It explains the history of the island and its inhabitants, in rural and urban areas.[2]

Historical Museum of Aruba
Fort Zoutman and the Willem III Tower in 2013
Location in Aruba
LocationFort Zoutman
Zoutmanstraat z/n[1]
Oranjestad, Aruba
Coordinates12.5176°N 70.0356°W / 12.5176; -70.0356
TypeHistorical museum

The museum is situated in Fort Zoutman, an 18th and 19th-century military fortification.[1]

The museum is administrated by the Fundacion Museo Arubano (Aruban Museum Foundation) since 1992.[3]

See also

References
  1. Fort Zoutman, Monumentsfund Aruba. Retrieved on 31 May 2015.
  2. Alofs, L. (2003). The Aruba Heritage Report (PDF). Aruba National Commission for Unesco. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 24, 2011. ()
  3. The Historical Museum of Aruba, VisitAruba.com. Retrieved on 31 May 2015.


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