Stichting Texels Museum consists of Ecomare, Museum Kaap Skil, the Lighthouse and the House of Antiquities. With over 435,000 visitors a year it’s one of the the largest museum organisations in the Netherlands. The Wadden area of Texel is part of the World Heritage Site. In order to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an area must be extremely special. It must have unique natural values, be intact and be assured of proper protection. The Wadden Area is recognized as a World Heritage Site thanks to an unparalleled dynamic landscape. An important part of this area is home to the museums and marine animal shelter of the Texels Museum Foundation (STM). It's not just the natural beauty that characterizes this area. Historically, this area is also unique. For example, the Reede at Oudeschild in the Golden Age was the most important and busiest anchorage in the world. Ships were supplied here before they went to sea. However, with bad weather, many ships sank. To this day, this makes the Texel seabed an internationally important site for treasures from wrecks of VOC and warships, among others. STM brings the (inter)nationally important natural and historical pearls to the attention of a large audience. STM shows how special life around and on Texel was and is.