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Launch of Eagle History Tour: Honoring the history of the Eagle Refinery, Aruba’s role in WWII and our Cultural Heritage
The Eagle History Tour project, aimed at increasing awareness of the history of the Eagle refinery and its role during World War II, was launched on February 16, the 82nd anniversary of Aruba’s involvement in World War II. This initiative, supported by Vfonds in the Netherlands, aims to engage both residents and tourists and promote [...] Read more >Huisje Wild (Wild’s House) is undergoing maintenance
Monumentsfund Aruba works on the maintenance of its monuments based on a multi-year maintenance plan. Based on this plan, maintenance will now startb on the Huisje Wild building at Schelpstraat 12. We will carry out some minor repairs on the building, fix and paint some windows, and fully paint the exterior of the building. Last […]
Read more >A monumental year from start to finish
The Monumentenfonds Aruba Foundation (SMFA) looks back on a successful 2023 with significant work in the field of monument preservation. Maintenance SMFA started the year by finalizing maintenance work on Nicolaas Store, where the monument was painted and received a visit from the Royal Family at the end of January. Another Monument that received maintenance […]
Read more >National Restoration Fund visited projects in Aruba
Director of the National Restauratiefonds (NRF) in the Netherlands, Uğur Özcan, along with his colleague, Coen Reinders (a member of the management team), visited Aruba at the end of November. During this visit, Anne Witsenburg, director of the Monumentsfund Aruba, toured various projects and monuments with the representatives of NRF. This allowed them to get […]
Read more >KLM Delft blue house 103 is in Aruba
KLM has turned 103 today and traditionally this includes the unveiling of a new Delft blue house. This year we chose a miniature version of a house in a special location: the house of the Ecury family in Aruba. This year Aruba celebrates 100 years of aviation on the island and the house – which [...] Read more >Maintenance works at the water tower in San Nicolas
Maintenance works at the water tower in San Nicolas Maintenance works started this week at the water tower in San Nicolas. The project will be executed by GPS construction N.V. and Rotech N.V. and will have a duration of three months. The exterior will be completely painted, some interior walls will be repaired and a lightning […]
Read more >Uncle Louis Store won the audience award from the Heritage Sustainability Awards 2023
State Secretary for Culture and Media, Gunay Uslu, presented the Heritage Sustainability Awards 2023 on September 28 during the Sustainable Heritage Week conference. The recently renovated Tuighuis in Den Bosch won the title in the business category. The monumental home of former councilor Huub van Oorschot in Culemborg won the sustainability prize in the private […]
Read more >Now Hiring: Administrative Assistant
Monumentsfund Aruba is looking for a Administrative Assistant to help us preserve the past for the future. If you are looking for a job and: have a minimum education level of EPI (Economic Sector) have a minimum of three years of experience as an administrative assistant are interested in Monuments are a team player like working in an open […]
Read more >Long Live our Heritage project: Let’s meet, explore and photograph our heritage together.
Long Live our Heritage project: Let’s meet, explore and photograph our heritage together. Monuments Fund Aruba (SMFA) is proud to announce that we have received a contribution from the Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie Netherlands for a wonderful new project! BIBA NOS HERENCIA! LONG LIVE HERITAGE! With this project in collaboration with photographer Monique Anrochte, Aruba Tourism […]
Read more >The board of Monumentsfund Aruba is looking for a chairman
Wanted for the board of Monumentsfund Aruba: Chairman This position is a volunteer position appointed by the Minister of Culture. It is expected that the chairman can attend and lead the monthly board meeting and that he maintains contact with the board and the director of the foundation in the meantime, mostly by e-mail. Documents […]
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