List of museums in Curaçao explained

This is a list of museums in Curaçao. There are 30 recognised museums in Curaçao.^[1]

• Blue Bay Sculpture Garden — Blue Bay is a sculpture park and open-air museum located in Boca Samí.^[2]
• Children's Museum — The Children's Museum is for young children where they can learn by playing. The museum has a hands-on policy.^[3]
• Curaçao Museum — The Curaçao Museum contains a large collection of paintings, furniture, glass, and textile.^[4]
• Fort Church Museum — The Fort Church Museum is dedicated to the history of the Protestant community and is located inside Fort Amsterdam.^[5]
• Jewish Historical Cultural Museum — The Jewish Historical Cultural Museum is dedicated to the history of the Jews in Curaçao and is attached to the Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue.^[6]
• — Kas di Pal'i Maishi is an open-air museum about the living conditions of the slaves in Barber.^[7]
• Kurá Hulanda Museum — The Kurá Hulanda Museum is an anthropological museum which specialises in the Atlantic slave trade.^[8]
• Landhuis Bloemhof — Landhuis Bloemhof is an art gallery and museum dedicated to the memory of the sculptor May Henriquez.^[9]
• — The Maritime Museum offers an overview of the maritime history of Curaçao.^[10]
• Octagon Museum — The Octagon Museum is housed in the octagon cupola where Simón Bolívar was exiled before he liberated Venezuela from Spanish rule.^[11]
• Savonet Museum — The Savonet Museum is located in the plantation house near the entrance to Christoffelpark, and recounts the history of the plantation and its owners and slaves.^[12]
• Tula Museum — The Tula Museum is dedicated to the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795 and located in the Knip Plantation in Lagún.^[13]

See also

• List of museums by country

External links

• Museums of Curaçao

Notes and References

1. Web site: Our Museums. Association of Museums and Heritage of Curaçao. 21 April 2021.
2. Web site: Blue Bay Beeldentuin. Curaçao Art. 21 April 2021.
3. Web site: About the Children’s Museum. Childrens Museum Curaçao. 21 April 2021.
4. Web site: Het Curaçaosch Museum – Viering 70-jarig jubileum . Mondriaan Fonds. 21 April 2021. nl.
5. Web site: Fortchurch Living Monument. Curaçao. 21 April 2021.
6. Web site: Jewish History in Curaçao. Jewish Curaçao. 21 April 2021.
7. Web site: Kas Di Pal'i Maishi. Curaçao.com. 17 April 2021. nl.
8. Web site: Kura Hulanda Museum. Curaçao.com. 21 April 2021.
9. Web site: Landhuis Bloemhof. Beautiful Curaçao. 21 April 2021.
10. Web site: About us. Curacao Maritime. 21 April 2021. nl.
11. Web site: Octagon Museum. Curaçao. 21 April 2021.
12. Web site: Savonet Museum. Lonely Planet. 21 April 2021.
13. Web site: Buurtprofiel Lagun. Buurtprofiel Lagun. 2011. Government of Curaçao. nl. 8. 21 April 2021.