Steam For Oil reopened!
The oil industry made a huge impact on the Curaçao community at the beginning of the century. In 1918 the oil refinery started its production, refining Venezuelan oil from the Lake of Maracaibo. The oil industry brought welfare for the local people and was the incense for further development of the harbor activities in the Schottegat Bay. The Curaçao Maritime Museum has a separate exhibition about the oil industry on the island. A full working miniature of the refinery (7x3 m. - 21' x9') makes this exhibition not just educational, but moreover exiting!
Guided tours are available! (Group Discount!)
For reservations please call the museum at 465-2327
Harbour Tours
Special arrangements are available for the visitors of the Curaçao Maritime Museum to take a guided harbor tour, with a 'water-taxi' through one of the oldest and busiest harbors in the Caribbean. The tour ends back at the Museum, where a guided tour inside ties everything together, putting it all into historical perspective.
Costs: ANG. 25,- or $ 15,- for adults. The tour is free for children under the age of six. Half price for children between 6 and 12 years old.
For reservations please call our museum at 465-2327.
 
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