bonaire museum

I loved this cozy small museum that explains the history of Bonaire. Very impressive museum that sits at the entrance of the National Marine Park.

We followed the signs for the museum, and saw a house that looked right but the gates were locked. Nothing saying "museum" on it. We asked nearby and were told that it had closed 2 years ago (it is now 2014). So, whatever the recent reviews are talking about, it wasn't the museum at this address.

We visited a unique world when we entered the gate at Ms. Yenny's home and museum. She has been a costumer for the Mardi Gras celebrations for years and you will see her art and that influence everywhere. She has created walk through yard with mannequins and things the sea has rejected. Also in her "yard" are 7 pink flamingos given to her for rehabilitation. She told us 2 of them are at least 19 yrs old. They don't leave. You'll also find some turtles, and parrots. She has packed an incredible amount of DIY into a small amount of room. She and her husband, whom we happened to meet are a truly delightful couple living the Bonairian life. Go ahead and ring her bell. Give her a few minutes to get there. It costs $1 to see her treasures.

WE walked all over town one morning looking for the museum.. Its moved and nobody knows where . We tried several locations where it "might be" but alas. No one seems to know where it is anymore! Weird.

We enjoyed seeing the exhibits and learning about the history of the island. Needs another fan or two though! We really enjoyed the outdoor exhibits.

If you want to see a lot of unusual butterflies this is the place to do it. My daughter is majoring in entemology in college and she thought the variety, value, and health of the insects was excellent.

Fun little place to visit. Pretty informative in regards to the islands history.

take a peak into Bonaire's history..shells, art, artifacts..

Don't go expecting something grand, you have to remember that the island isn't industrialized like the states or Europe. It took us about 30 minutes to go through. It was very interesting and the people were vey nice. There was a school doing a sort of field trip so it was a little crowded. The first room has several pictures of the past of people and locations around the island. The second room has different sea life fossils and skeletons, there is a case in this room that has artifacts from a sunken ship, there is a small room off of the second with different portraits of different leaders, there is a 3rd room that has old sewing machines, old tools, and a HUMAN SKELETON from a pre-columbian tribe! There is another room off of the 3rd room that has more farm tools and more animal skeletons (I know one was a goat skull and a donkey skull). The only thing I wasn't a fan of - no explanations were in English. I speak a little spanish so I could understand a few words and almost unnderstand certain articles they had. I think the other language they had posted was dutch.If you'e down here diving like we were, this is a perfect place to vist between dives. Its right outside of downtown, we drove from divi but you could easily walk.

The museum is near the town church. Only about 2 blocks away. Admission is $1.50 per person. The museum is quite small and took me about 30 minutes to go through the 3 rooms. At the front lobby is some old time historical pictures that were very interesting to look at.Also there is a shell collection in the museum.

We visited the museum November 20, 2009. The people were very nice and the guide led us to the restored King's storehouse which is several hundred years old. There are exhibits, but the guide was very informative about the natural and political history of Bonaire and the culture of the indians, the slaves, the Spanish and the Dutch. They give you samples of lime and tamarin drinks, show how musical instruments and tools were made and we made some music.You need about two hours, but it gives your whole visit to Bonaire perspective.

Vale a pena fazer a visita. conta a historia da cidade de forma bem clara e ilustrativa. com fotos , gravuras e ainda alguns bichos empalhados

Zeer enthousiaste medewerkers die je alles van de cultuur op Bonaire willen laten zien. Voor jet het weet ben je een uur bezig. De moeite waard als je toch naar het Slagbaaipark gaat.

se los recomiendo visitar ese museo alli se puede ver la antigua vida de las personas en aquella antigua epoca hay se pueden observar diferentes utensilios y fotos de la antigua vida en la isla les recomiendo visitar ese museo no se pueden perder esa experiencia fantastica

museum is leeg en bestaat niet meer.Helaas wijzen de bordjes nog wel naar het museum, jammer dat ze deze niet weg halen