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Virtual Guide | Entrance | BannersAfter a mere ten months of development and construction, the Museum Kurá Hulanda - the museum with the largest African collection in the Caribbean - opened in April 1999. The museum is the vision of Jacob Gelt Dekker who founded and privately funds (initial investment $6 million) it through the Jade foundation. Museum Kurá Hulanda is an anthropological museum that focuses on the predominant cultures of Curacao. It offers a world-class chronicle of the Origin of Man, the African slave trade, West African Empires, Pre-Colombian gold, Mesopotamian relics and Antillean art. Museum Kurá Hulanda is situated on the site of a former slave yard and merchant's home and nestled above the glorious St. Anna Bay in central Willemstad (the capital city of Curaçao). Museum Kurá Hulanda is the nexus of the Kurá Hulanda (Papiamentu for Dutch Courtyard) complex that was conceived and is being built by Jacob Gelt Dekker in the Dutch Colonial historic district of Curacao, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Kurá Museum is composed of 15 buildings and spans more than 16,000 square feet. The mission of the Museum Kurá Hulanda is to acquire and exhibit collections related to the cultural identity of the people of Curacao, the Caribbean and the Atlantic Rim.  |
