From August 8 to October 5 the Curaçao Museum is presenting a exhibition of photographs by Eddy Wegman, accompanied by a publication with a compilation of photographs. Curacao Museum, Van Leeuwenhoekstraat z/n Mundu Nobo. Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday 8.30-16.30, Saturday 10.00-16.00. Sunday and Monday closed.
Eddy Wegman (17 February 1918 – 12 May 1998) was born in Doetinchem, the Netherlands. He left for Curaçao in September 1945, where he had been offered a job at Shell. In Curaçao he devoted the little free time he had largely to his new passion: photography.
By the end of July Eddy Wegman Photographs of Post War Curaçao, 1945-1963 will be available. A look inside the book is now online. On Curaçao this beautiful black and white photo book will be available medio August.