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‘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 […]
Read more >20 aña Monumentenfonds ta preservando nos pasado pa futuro
17 di juni 1996 Stichting Monumentenfonds Aruba (SMFA) a keda funda cu e meta principal di adkiri y maneha monumentonan y tambe tabata fungi como e instituto financiero pa cu restauracion di edificionan monumental. E prome edificio monumental cu a bira propiedad di SMFA tabata e edificio di Stadhuis/ Censo . Actualmente e fundacion ta […]
Read more >Nicolaas Store Restauration Project
On September 11th 2015, the Nicolaas Store restoration project officially begun with the unveiling of the construction sign by the Monumentsfund together with family Nicolaas and all parties involved in the project. The project will be executed by Geerman construccion and is directed by Pmec who is also the architect for this project. The restoration […]
Read more >Start California Lighthouse Restoration Project
On September 24th 2015 Monumentsfund Aruba announced the start of the California Lighthouse Restoration Project. The project will be executed by EcoAruba Line Development NV and will be directed by Monumentenbureau and IMD Aruba who is also the architect of this project. This project is financed by National Restauratie Fonds and Aruba Bank. Aruba Bank […]
Read more >Transferring of the California Lighthouse to the Monumentsfund Aruba
The California Lighthouse owes its name to the vessel that shipwrecked near the Aruban north coast. This was the reason for building a lighthouse at the Westpoint of Aruba. Between 1914 and 1916 the California Lighthouse was built. Until 1970, two lighthouse keepers operated a special French clock, which gave off a light signal every […]
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