A new history museum is opening Dec. 1 on the Punda side of downtown Willemstad, the Curacao Chronicle reported.
The Punda Museum will be located near the famous Mikve Israel-Emanuel synagogue on Hanchi Snoa (alley). The museum will be open for at least six months; museum officials will determine after six months whether it will stay open longer term, according to the report.
According to the Twitter feed of Then and Now, the organization behind the new destination, Punda Museum will offer daily tours in English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamentu, a creole language spoken on the island. The museum will also feature a scale model of Punda.
The new museum will add to an already robust lineup of museums and cultural attractions on the Caribbean island.
Curacao, located off the coast of Venezuela, was a part of the Netherlands Antilles until 2010, and today the island is today considered a country within the Kingdom of Netherlands. Punda, which translates into “The Point,” is recognizable because of the array of colorful buildings that stand along the waterfront.
Opening Dec1 2014 #Punda #Museum in #Curacao will have daily guided tours in English, Spanish, Dutch and Papiamentu. pic.twitter.com/KDCSQVFN6r
— Punda Then and Now (@PundaPhotos) November 12, 2014