Historical Museum of Aruba

The Historical Museum of Aruba is a historical museum in the city of Oranjestad in . It explains the history of the island and its inhabitants, in rural and urban areas.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: historical museum in Oranjestad, Aruba
  • Also known as: “Historical Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Zoutman and Parliament of Aruba.

Fort
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is a military fortification at Oranjestad, Aruba. Originally built in 1798 by African slaves, with materials provided by the Amerindians, who performed Statute Labour or corvée for the Dutch West India Company, it is the oldest structure on the…

Government office
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is a government office.

Tower
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oranjestad and Rancho.

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is the capital and largest city of . The city is home to some of the island's local residents and also many governmental buildings. Along the main "drag" you will find mostly tourist walking around and shopping and can also see the cruise ships that bring more and more external tourism into the island everyday.

Neighborhood
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, located near Paardenbaai, is one of the old districts of Oranjestad, the capital of . Originally a fishing village, has evolved into a neighbourhood of Oranjestad.

Town
Oranjestad, the capital and most populous of 's eight regions, is located on the southwestern coast of the island. In Papiamento, the local language, Oranjestad is commonly referred to as "Playa" by the locals.

Historical Museum of Aruba

Latitude
12.51779° or 12° 31′ 4″ north
Longitude
-70.03574° or 70° 2′ 9″ west
Open location code
774FGX97+4P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1755806903
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q5773900
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Historical Museum of Aruba” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Gouverneur van Aruba and Kabinet van de Gouverneur van Aruba.

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