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Monumentsfund Aruba paid a working visit to the Netherlands
In early April, the director, Anne Witsenburg, and project leader, Joost Saris, of Monumentsfund Aruba (SMFA) paid a work visit to the Netherlands. The directors of Curaçao Monumentsfund and the Monuments Foundation Curaçao were also in the Netherlands and have worked with SMFA to deepen existing contacts and to make new contacts. The visit began [...] Read more >Celebrate Aruba’s cultural heritage on April 18th 2017
International day for Monuments and Sites on April 18, is held each year around the world with different types of activities. The aim is to promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage, their vulnerability and the efforts required for their protection and conservation. In 2017 the theme is “Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism”. Monumentsfund [...] Read more >More than nine thousand monumentswalk books for Aruban schools
These last years SMFA has been focusing more on awareness and education about our monuments as an important part of our cultural heritage. About a year ago two students from IPA (pedagogic institute), Magaly Kelly and Sharine Aponte approached us with the proposal to make their social project about monuments. The final result we presented on [...] Read more >A monumental 2016
SMFA celebrated this year its 20th anniversary. These twenty years SMFA has worked on preserving the past for the future and we have had once again a successful year for Monumentsfund Aruba (SMFA). Maintenance and restoration projects Huisje Wild (Wild House) and School 1888 went through a complete maintenance. We also restored two very important buildings; […]
Read more >‘Playa mi Orguyo’ (Playa my pride)
During the last two weeks, a group of students from Hogeschool Rotterdam came to Aruba for their minor project. The assignment was to create a plan for Huize Veneranda. They had just two weeks to study the area and develop a plan for this monumental building. Tuesday November 1st the students presented their plan titled […]
Read more >A plan for Veneranda Building
New developments can be seen every day in the Wilhelmina street. Buildings that have been neglected for years are now being renewed and new buildings are being constructed, all these investments give a new face to the well-known street but with all these developments the still disused and deteriorated buildings becomes more obvious. An example […]
Read more >Book launched by Monumentsfund Aruba : Aanpassen van cunucuhuizen aan de wensen van vandaag. ( Adjusting Cunucu houses to todays demands)
The Fiesta di Cuncucu 2016 at a cunucu house in a coplete cultural ambience was the perferct moment to launch the book called Het Aanpassen van Cunucuhuizen aan de wensen van vandaag. The book was written by students Coen van der Spek and Fabian Heil after finishing their graduation assignment at Monumentsfund Aruba. The first [...] Read more >Fiesta di Cunucu 2016
Sunday 25th of September, Monumentsfund Aruba, Santa Rosa, Cultural Department Aruba and Fundacion Museo Arubano organized for third consecutive year a Fiesta di Cunucu ( Cunucu Party ) as the last Monuments month activity. After organizing the event in Tanki Leendert and Brazil , this year we were in the district of Noord. The fiesta di […]
Read more >Monumental Sign Nicolaas Store
The Nicolaas Store building received its monumental sign last week. The monumental sign is a project of the Monumentenbureau and the Ministry of Culture to indicate which monuments are legally protected. The restoration of this building started in September 2015. The works are almost done and after the finishing of this project it will become [...] Read more >The restoration of the California Lighthouse has been finished!
Friday 26th of august a new chapter has been added to the story of the California Lighthouse. The restoration which started a year ago has been finished. The project was commissioned by Monumentsfund Aruba (SMFA). The project was guided by Monumentenbureau with IMD Aruba as architect and Ecoline Aruba as the contractor. The Lighthouse were officially […]
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