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60 Nights Profile Top photo courtesy of The Dekker Institute. Other photos by Pierre Arsenault To learn more about Jacob Gelt Dekker and his works, visit www.jgd.cc or www.kurahulanda.com. No Man is an Island? by Susan Campbell Though he’s often globetrotting in search of new treasures for his museum, his heart always returns here. New digs for Dekker are currently in the works in the form of a tree house! Inspired by the bandas (tree houses) of Africa, his new personal perch, currently under construction in Westpunt, will serve as the prototype for developing unique and innovative eco-friendly guesthouses there in the near future. They say no man is an island, but when it comes to Curaçao, Jacob Gelt Dekker is as close as it gets. This Dutch- born tour de force is behind so many important cultural endeavors and developments on this island that Queen Beatrix herself recently recognized his work. In the spring of 2006, the Queen named Jacob an Officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau. Also in 2006, he received the Netherland-America Foundation’s Ambassador K. Terry Dornbush Award. To date, Dr. Dekker has been respon- sible for the creation of the world-class Kurá Hulanda Museum, the award- winning Hotel Kurá Hulanda Spa & Casino, the global Dekker Institute for advanced cultural studies, the Jade Foun- dation for the island’s underprivileged youth, Curaçao’s first dialysis center and the new Lodge Kurá Hulanda and Beach Club in Westpunt. He is also actively involved in many global aid projects such as Childright. But it has been his tireless efforts to ensure Curaçao develops a strong cultural identity and his down-to- earth accessibility as a person that have made him something of a local folk hero. Meet Jacob Gelt Dekker and you might think differently!
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60 Nights
Profile
Top photo courtesy of The Dekker Institute. Other photos by Pierre Arsenault
To learn more about Jacob Gelt Dekker and his works,visit www.jgd.cc or www.kurahulanda.com.
No Man is an
Island? by Susan Campbell
Though he’s often globetrotting insearch of new treasures for his museum,his heart always returns here. New digsfor Dekker are currently in the works inthe form of a tree house! Inspired bythe bandas (tree houses) of Africa, hisnew personal perch, currently underconstruction in Westpunt, will serve asthe prototype for developing unique andinnovative eco-friendly guesthouses therein the near future. l
They say no man is an island, butwhen it comes to Curaçao, Jacob GeltDekker is as close as it gets. This Dutch-born tour de force is behind so manyimportant cultural endeavors anddevelopments on this island that QueenBeatrix herself recently recognized hiswork. In the spring of 2006, the Queennamed Jacob an Officer in the Order ofOranje-Nassau. Also in 2006, he receivedthe Netherland-America Foundation’sAmbassador K. Terry Dornbush Award.
To date, Dr. Dekker has been respon-sible for the creation of the world-classKurá Hulanda Museum, the award-winning Hotel Kurá Hulanda Spa &Casino, the global Dekker Institute foradvanced cultural studies, the Jade Foun-dation for the island’s underprivilegedyouth, Curaçao’s first dialysis center andthe new Lodge Kurá Hulanda and BeachClub in Westpunt. He is also activelyinvolved in many global aid projects suchas Childright. But it has been his tirelessefforts to ensure Curaçao develops astrong cultural identity and his down-to-earth accessibility as a person that havemade him something of a local folk hero.
Meet Jacob Gelt Dekker and you might think differently!
