nov 6, 2024
Experience the historic city on your own by strolling through the town centre with this architectural guide. In it you will find an eastern and a western walking tour, both starting at St. Anna Bay near the Queen Emma pontoon-bridge. The eastern tour will guide you through the oldest part of Willemstad, nowadays called Punda, and through a small part of the Scharloo district. The length of this route is about 21/4 km. The western tour takes you through the Otrobanda district, on the other side of St. Anna Bay. The length of this route is about 2 km.
Willemstad, a UNESCO World Heritage City
The old city of Willemstad is made up of four quarters: Punda, Scharloo and Pietermaai at the eastern side and Otrobanda at the western side of St. Anna Bay, the deep water channel that divides Willemstad in two halves. About half of the buildings in historic Willemstad were proclaimed protected monuments in the 1990s by the island government. Approximately 750 monuments in a city structure that have not materially changed in the course of three centuries, originally Dutch but during its development influenced by various other cultures make Willemstad a unique city in the Caribbean. This uniqueness was the main consideration of UNESCO that led to placing ‘Historic Willemstad’ on the World Heritage List in December 1997.
nov 6, 2024
The Sint Maarten National Heritage Museum has developed a scavenger hunt in Philipsburg that takes participants along the most iconic monumental buildings of the old inner city. This scavenger hunt is ideal for groups of 3 – 6 people and can be offered as a competition for up to 8 teams simultaneously.
Some prior knowledge of the city’s layout and history is needed, so the scavenger hunt is ideal for students 12 – 15 or 15 years and older. The scavenger hunt can be organized in combination with a visit to the museum. In a playful, interactive way, the students will pick up information about the history and heritage of their island.
For more information and reservations, contact the museum;
Phone number: 1 721 542-4917
Email – st.maartenmuseum@gmail.com
okt 22, 2024
Representashon di Hulanda na Willemstad ta organisá charla
‘Ròl di Oranjestad i Willemstad den pasado si sklabitut’
Durante pasado di sklabitut, un parti di e mas ku 700.000 personanan ku a wòrdu kapturá na Afrika na un manera kruel, sekuestrá, sklabisá, i bendé manera merkansia, mas nan desendentenan ku tambe a keda sklabisá, a biba na Sint Eustatius.
Sint Eustatius tin e nòmber ‘The Golden Rock’ tambe. Ki ròl Sint Eustatius a hunga den nos pasado di sklabitut? I kiko e relashon ku Kòrsou tabata?
Den e seri ‘E Soño di Tula’ Representashon di Hulanda na Willemstad ta organisá e charla ‘E ròl di Oranjestad i Willemstad den pasado si sklabitut’ na enkargo di historiadó Raimie Richardson.
Es ku ke sigui e charla por registrá te ku djaluna, 28 di òktober 2024 via rsvpvnw@minbzk.nl.
Idioma durante e charla ta Ingles. Tambe lo tin un traduktor presente pa tradusí na Papiamentu.
Fecha: djaluna, 4 di novèmber 2024
Orario: 5 or di atardi pa 7 or di anochi
Sitio: Sala di konferensia “Elia Isenia”, Kura
okt 17, 2024
Representashon di Hulanda na Willemstad ta organisá charla
‘Ròl di Oranjestad i Willemstad den pasado si sklabitut’
Durante pasado di sklabitut, un parti di e mas ku 700.000 personanan ku a wòrdu kapturá na Afrika na un manera kruel, sekuestrá, sklabisá, i bendé manera merkansia, mas nan desendentenan ku tambe a keda sklabisá, a biba na Sint Eustatius.
Sint Eustatius tin e nòmber ‘The Golden Rock’ tambe. Ki ròl Sint Eustatius a hunga den nos pasado di sklabitut? I kiko e relashon ku Kòrsou tabata?
Den e seri ‘E Soño di Tula’ Representashon di Hulanda na Willemstad ta organisá e charla ‘E ròl di Oranjestad i Willemstad den pasado si sklabitut’ na enkargo di historiadó Raimie Richardson.
Es ku ke sigui e charla por registrá te ku djaluna, 28 di òktober 2024 via rsvpvnw@minbzk.nl.
Idioma durante e charla ta Ingles. Tambe lo tin un traduktor presente pa tradusí na Papiamentu.
Fecha: djaluna, 4 di novèmber 2024
Orario: 5 or di atardi pa 7 or di anochi
Sitio: Sala di konferensia “Elia Isenia”, Kura Hulanda
okt 17, 2024
Vertegenwoordiging van Nederland in Willemstad organiseert lezing
‘De rol van Oranjestad en Willemstad in het slavernijverleden’
Gedurende het slavernijverleden huisvestte Sint Eustatius een deel van de meer dan 700.000 Afrikanen die op wrede wijze waren gevangen, ontvoerd, tot slaaf gemaakt en als handelswaar verkocht, evenals hun nakomelingen die ook in slavernij werden gehouden.
Sint Eustatius wordt ook wel The Golden Rock genoemd. Weten we waarom? Welke rol speelde Sint Eustatius in ons slavernijverleden? En wat was de relatie met Curaçao?
In de serie ‘E soño di Tula’ organiseert de Vertegenwoordiging van Nederland in Willemstad de lezing ‘De rol van Oranjestad en Willemstad in het Slavernijverleden’ onder leiding van historicus Raimy Richardson.
Wie de lezing wil bijwonen kan zich tot en met maandag, 28 oktober 2024 aanmelden via rsvpvnw@minbzk.nl.
Voertaal tijdens de lezing is Engels. Ook zal er een tolk aanwezig zijn om naar Papiamentu te vertalen.
Datum: maandag, 4 november 2024
Tijdstip: 17:00 – 19:00 uur
Locatie: Conference Room “Elia Isenia”, Kura Hulanda
