These unique items of the collection are a real treasure and show the rich cultural and social life in clubs, theatres and other places dating from the 19th century.
This part of the collection is already digitalized and online available through our catalogue.
These cards are a reflection of the festivities and celebrations in Curaçao like weddings, anniversaries, baptisms and other social events and openings including celebrations of the Jewish community dating from 1834 till nowadays.
A precious contribution to the cultural inheritance of the community of Curaçao
These extraordinary documents, often handmade and handwritten show the creativity of the people in those days and the rich and international cuisine of Curaçao Jewish families.
They date back from 1908.
The Mongui Maduro Library collection includes some old photo calendars and calendars from organizations, enterprises etc. from the past.
To mention a few:
These are a part of the special collections of Mongui Maduro Library as well and they individually and collectively, contain a great deal of information that can be of real value to researchers. These beautiful postcards from the beginning of the 20th-century are a true reflection and nostalgic reminder of our society. They show photograps and paintings of the buildings, squares, streets and shops in Willemstad , but also nice view of the harbour, bridges, landscapes, beaches and nature. They offer rich evidence of our culture and architecture as a visual record of the past.
Some publishers of postcards in those days were:
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This collection consists of interesting maps like:
The collection Mongui Maduro Library also includes a few archives.
To mention:
The SNOA archives:
These are especially meant for people doing research on the Jewish families in Curaçao;1711-2007. For more information, please send us an email at: info@madurolibrary.org
Some OTHER archives:
Some PHOTO archives
The photo collection of the MML is special because it gives unique information about the life of Sephardic families on Curaçao from about 1860 until today. From this material it can be inferred that the mediated Jewish families in Curaçao already in the 19th century had many contacts in both Europe and America and were given the opportunity to travel from an early age.
Worth mentioning are some of the music scores of Charles Maduro:
Some music scores of other Antillean musicians:
