Peranakan Museum is a museum in Singapore specialising in Peranakan culture, it is the first of its kind in the world that explores Peranakan cultures in Singapore and other former Straits Settlements in Malacca and Penang.
Peranakans are an ethnic group defined by their genealogical descent from the first waves of Southern Chinese settlers to the ports in the Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Archipelago.
The museum officially opened in 2008, with ten permanent galleries showcasing main themes of Peranakan life and culture.
To protect the exhibits, the lightings of some galleries are dimmed, it is quite difficult to take photos.
Peranakan culture, especially in the dominant Peranakan centres of Malacca, Singapore, Penang and Medan is characterized by its unique hybridization of ancient Chinese culture with the local cultures, the result of a centuries-long history of transculturation and interracial marriage.
Immigrants from the southern provinces of China arrived in significant numbers in the Nusantara region between the 15th and 17th centuries, taking abode in the Malay Peninsula.
If you are sick of the shopping malls in Singapore, Peranakan Museum is an ideal place to visit and understand the culture of Peranakan.
