Archive for 2021
The restoration of former Botica Aruba has been completed
In presence of the Minister of Culture, Monumentsfund Aruba (SMFA), celebrated the finalization of the restoration project of Steenweg 19 known as former Botica Aruba or El Mercado. SMFA would like to thank everyone who worked on this project. The restoration project was executed by contractor Van Kessel Havenbouw NV. The design of the building […]
Read more >25 years preserving the past for the future!
These last nine years I have had the honor of working at Monuments Fund Aruba. Today we will look back at a much longer period:25 years ago the foundation was founded after the Monuments Bureau and Monuments council. I would like to congratulate them also on their twenty-five years of existence. Together we are the […]
Read more >California Lighthouse is open again!
The California Lighthouse is open again for public after two months of being close for maintenance. The maintenance works were mostly on the interior of the lighthouse. The wooden stair and windows were repaired, and the walls plastered and painted with Lime. The biggest change is the installation of a railing. Monuments fund Aruba (SMFA) […]
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