Museo di Tambú Shon Cola / The Tambú Museum Shon Cola
island
Curaçao
category
Arts & crafts, Intangible heritage, and Music & performing arts
type of material
Institute and Museum
target group
Education, General public, Professionals, and Tourism
language
Dutch, English, and Papiamentu
author/maker
René Rosalia
The Museo di Tambú Shon Cola is a cultural space dedicated to the history, tradition, and living heritage of tambú on Curaçao. Named after Shon Cola, one of the island’s most respected tambú masters, the museum preserves and shares the rhythms, instruments, stories, and social significance of this Afro-Curaçaoan musical form.
