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Kura Hulanda Museum


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 32 attractions in Willemstad
Traveler Description: Exhibits trace Curaçaoans African roots and the legacy of the slave trade in the region.
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Attraction type: Art museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Address: Klipstraat 9 Willemstad
Curacao
Tel: 5999 434 7765
Fax: 5999 454 7705

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5 of 5 stars
Outsidegal   12 contributions
Fayetteville, AR
Sep 27, 2008
5/5 found this review helpful

Give yourself plenty of time to see this museum, it is expansive as far as the history represented here. This museum has a lot of information on the slave trade in Curacao and history of slavery around the world. Very interesting and heartbreaking how so many people were treated so cruelly. This museum as loads of artifacts from BC to... more

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4 of 5 stars
andy070806   79 contributions
Columbia, South Carolina
Jul 14, 2008
3/3 found this review helpful

$9 for an adult ticket, we also had a guide which he told us up front a $3 per person tip was greatly appreciated. Our guide was from Holland and moved to Curacao a couple years ago. He really knew his stuff and gave a great tour. The tour lasted about an hour and 45 minutes. I think the museum... more

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5 of 5 stars
barnaby33417   6 contributions
W est Palm Beach Fla.
Jun 5, 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

If you want to take a very short walk from the ship.and still see something you will remember for the rest of your life..go the 200 yard walk to the Kura Holanda Museum. It is dedicated to the history of the Afro slaves that came to the New World. Their sculptures, irons and a replica of the hold (hole)of a... more

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5 of 5 stars
barnaby33417   6 contributions
W est Palm Beach Fla.
May 16, 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

Just a few yards from the cruise ship ( probably less than a city block) is a little courtyard where the Kura Holanda hotel and Museum are located. I found the museum of great interest. It dwells mainly on the African influences, art and the various chains hand cuffs etc. that were used in the slave trade. There is a... more

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5 of 5 stars
brooklyngal111   1 contribution
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 8, 2006
6/6 found this review helpful

We found the Museum to be surprising in its scope and depth. I've honestly never seen such and intensive exhibit about the Slave Trade before. It covers both the role of the Carribean, as well as the continued path of slaves exported to the Americas and Europe. There were other exhibits as well, but the one on the Slave Trade,... more

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4 of 5 stars
azogal   185 contributions
West Lafayette IN
Mar 20, 2005
8/8 found this review helpful

This is a very good small museum. I'm not a fan of African art, but the section on slavery was very moving. I have never seen actual shackles used on slaves. The reproduction of the slave hold of the ship gave some idea of the horrible conditions that slaves endured at sea. more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Atlanta, GA
Mar 13, 2004
12/12 found this review helpful

If you want to take a break from the Caribbean sun, I highly recommend the Kula Hulanda Museum. However, to really get the most of the museum, you need to allow yourself at least a good 3 hours to read and understand the horror of the slavery trade business. The displays of the chains (which you can actually touch) and... more

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Kura Hulanda Museum Address

Klipstraat 9, Willemstad, Curacao
Tel: 5999 434 7765 Fax: 5999 454 7705