Curaçao Museum
The Curaçao Museum is an art and cultural history museum in Curaçao. The museum opened on 7 March 1948, and is the oldest museum in Curaçao which still exists. The museum is located in the former military hospital.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum of Curaçao
- Also known as: “The Curaçao Museum”
- Address: Van Leeuwenhoekstraat, Willemstad
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Curaçao Medical Center and Queen Emma Bridge.
Curaçao Medical Center
Hospital
Curaçao Medical Center is the main hospital of Curaçao. It is located in the Otrobanda district of Willemstad, and serves a replacement for the Sint-Elisabeth Hospital. Curaçao Medical Center is situated 620 metres east of Curaçao Museum.
Queen Emma Bridge
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Queen Emma Bridge is a pontoon bridge across St. Anna Bay on Curaçao island in the Dutch Caribbean. It connects the Punda and Otrobanda quarters of the capital city, Willemstad. Queen Emma Bridge is situated 1½ km southeast of Curaçao Museum.
Fort Amsterdam
Photo: Dh3201, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Amsterdam is a fort situated in Willemstad, Curaçao. It was constructed in 1634 by the Dutch West India Company and served not only as a military fort but also as the headquarters of the WIC. Fort Amsterdam is situated 1½ km southeast of Curaçao Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Otrobanda and Willemstad.
Otrobanda
Suburb
Photo: Roger W, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Otrobanda is one of the historic quarters of Willemstad, located at the southwest side of the city, in Curaçao, a Lesser Antilles island in the Dutch Caribbean. Otrobanda was founded in 1707, and has been designated a Unesco World Heritage Site.
Willemstad
Photo: Ghettocash, CC BY 2.0.
Willemstad is the capital and largest city of Curaçao. The city center and the waterfront is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Willemstad is mostly a destination for cruise ship tourists who usually spend one or two days there at most.
Fleur de Marie
Neighborhood
Photo: Margo Groenewoud, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fleur de Marie is a neighborhood.
Curaçao Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
12.11206° or 12° 6′ 43″ northLongitude
-68.94717° or 68° 56′ 50″ westLevels
2Open location code
774H4363+R4OpenStreetMap ID
way 370274666OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q2553677
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Curaçao Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Curacaosch Museum”
- Dutch: “Curaçaosch Museum”
- Esperanto: “Kuracaa Muzeo”
- French: “musée de Curaçao”
- French: “Musée de Curaçao”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Curaçaosch Museum”
- Norwegian: “Curaçaosch Museum”
- Papiamento: “Curacaosch Museum”
- Papiamento: “Museo di Kòrsou”
- Slovenian: “Muzej Curaçao”
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