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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Monumentsfund Aruba is looking for a Maintenance and Projects Assistent

Monumentsfund Aruba is looking for a Maintenance and Projects Assistant to help us preserve the past for the future. If you are interested in Monuments have a minimum education level of EPI (construction) have a minimum of three years of experience in construction are a team player like working in an open office are willing […]

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The royal family visited three projects of Monumentsfund Aruba

At the end of January, the royal family visited the Caribbean part of the Kingdom with the aim of introducing the Princess of Orange to the islands. In the Aruba program there were various themes that were given attention. These included; nature, colonial history, sports but also the culture of Aruba. Also represented in the […]

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DCHP gives presentation to state secretary Uslu.

Last week, Anne Witsenburg, president of the Dutch Caribbean Heritage Platform, gave a presentation to Gunay Uslu, state secretary for culture and media. During this presentation, some members of the different islands of the Dutch Caribbean Heritage Platform were introduced online and the state secretary was informed about the functioning of the Platform, the conference [...] Read more >

Maintenance with lime based plaster test at monument of school 1888

At the beginning of January, Monumentsfund Aruba (SMFA) began maintenance work on the exterior of the Court of Audit building, which is a monument known as School 1888. Today it is the office of the Court of Audit (ARA). The building on Wilhelminastraat belongs to one of the 16 monuments that SMFA owns and is [...] Read more >