OTHER MUSEUMS TO VISIT : Savonet Museum ; Octagon Museum ; Museo Tula
The National Archaeological Anthropological Museum Foundation
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MUSEUMS
Curaçao
’ s multi-faceted history is protectively encased in the many museums dotting the landscape , each with its own memory trove of island chronicles .
Jewish Museum
This is one of the most visited on the island . It contains religions artifacts and is part of the Mikve Israel Emanuel Synagogue which has sand-covered floors and is the oldest synagogue in the western hemisphere . www . snoa . com / museum
Credit : Lswarte
Curaçao Museum
This was the island ’ s first museum , established in 1946 . It is housed in a building that was once a hospital for patients of yellow fever .
www . hetcuracaosch . museum
Photo Credit : Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum
A well-presented account of the island ’ s maritime history lives in this restored 17th century building located above the Floating Market on the Waaigat inlet . They are open and observing Covid-19 protocols . Reservations are required .
www . curacaomaritime . com
Photo Credit : www . kurahulanda . com
Kurá Hulanda Museum
For those who may be interested in learning more about the African slave trade and Dutch Curacao , this anthropological museum provides a world-class chronicle of the Origin of Man , the African slave trade , West African Empires , Pre-Colombian gold , Mesopotamian relics and Antillean art .
www . kurahulanda . com