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The '''Historical Museum of Aruba''' is a [[museum]] in [[Aruba]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Alofs | first = L. | authorlink = Luc Alofs | title = The Aruba Heritage Report | publisher = Aruba National Commission for Unesco | date = 2003 | url = http://awad.kitlv.nl/pdf//UNESCO%20report%20Luc%20Alofs%20okt08.pdf}} ({{WebCite|http://www.webcitation.org/64ActJXAA}})</ref>
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The '''Historical Museum of Aruba''' is a [[historical museum]] in the city of [[Oranjestad, Aruba|Oranjestad]] in [[Aruba]]. It explains the [[history of Aruba|history of the island]] and its inhabitants, in rural and urban areas.<ref>{{cite book |last=Alofs |first=L. |authorlink=Luc Alofs |title=The Aruba Heritage Report |publisher=Aruba National Commission for Unesco |date=2003 |url=http://awad.kitlv.nl/pdf//UNESCO%20report%20Luc%20Alofs%20okt08.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426071225/http://awad.kitlv.nl/pdf//UNESCO%20report%20Luc%20Alofs%20okt08.pdf |archivedate=April 26, 2012 }} ()</ref>
== References ==

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The museum is situated in [[Fort Zoutman]], an 18th and 19th-century military [[fortification]].<ref name="fort"/>

The museum is administrated by the Fundacion Museo Arubano (Aruban Museum Foundation) since 1992.<ref>[http://www.visitaruba.com/things-to-do/museums/the-historical-museum-of-aruba/ The Historical Museum of Aruba], VisitAruba.com. Retrieved on 31 May 2015.</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[List of museums in Aruba]]
* [[List of museums in Aruba]]


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Historical Museum of Aruba
Fort Zoutman and the Willem III Tower in 2013
Historical Museum of Aruba is located in Aruba
Historical Museum of Aruba
Location in Aruba
LocationFort Zoutman
Zoutmanstraat z/n[1]
Oranjestad, Aruba
Coordinates12°31′03″N 70°02′08″W / 12.5176°N 70.0356°W / 12.5176; -70.0356
TypeHistorical museum

The Historical Museum of Aruba is a historical museum in the city of Oranjestad in Aruba. It explains the history of the island and its inhabitants, in rural and urban areas.[2]

The museum is situated in Fort Zoutman, an 18th and 19th-century military fortification.[1]

The museum is administrated by the Fundacion Museo Arubano (Aruban Museum Foundation) since 1992.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Fort Zoutman Archived 2016-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Monumentsfund Aruba. Retrieved on 31 May 2015.
  2. ^ Alofs, L. (2003). The Aruba Heritage Report (PDF). Aruba National Commission for Unesco. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2012. ()
  3. ^ The Historical Museum of Aruba, VisitAruba.com. Retrieved on 31 May 2015.