Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2018 | Page 496

Dutch Museum Saba, continued . . .
and French lacework and many chandeliers
from late 19th century in every room.
In and around the traditional Saban stone
chimney of this partly traditional cottage built
in circa 1860, many artifacts of copper and brass
and also tinware can be seen.
All of this is part of a collection of a Dutch family
that started collecting antiques 4 generations
ago. It has been brought to Saba just 7 years
ago.
But apart from the artifacts, there are video- and
power-point presentations about the shared
history between Saba and the Netherlands.
Since 1640 Saba has been French for 14 years,
English for 18 years and Dutch for almost 350
years. These presentations are about the West
India Company, Dutch history from 1600 to
1800, sugar plantations and the cross Atlantic
trading of sugar, about slave trade and the work
of slaves on the sugar plantations. There are
videos on royal visits.
There are also videos about the nature of Saba.
A virtual visit is also possible on www.museum-
saba.com, but a conversation and getting
answers to questions from the founder of the
museum, René Caderius van Veen, is also almost
always much appreciated by visitors.
Opening hours, each and every day from 1:00
to 5:00 pm.
Location: Park Lane Street 12, Windwardside.