Tsunami Damage
The museum suffered flood damage from the 2004 Asian tsunami.
The Dutch warehouse building at the fort, built in 1717, was renovated and was planned to house the museum at the end of 2008.
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“I came to explore the wreck.
The words are purposes.
The words are maps.
I came to see the damage that was done
and the treasures that prevail.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)