Friday, December 25, 2009
Singapore's Very Own Peranakan Museum
39 Armenian Street, Singapore 179941.Ways of getting there,
By Train
We are about a 10-minute walk from City Hall MRT Station.
More about the Peranakans...
The Peranakan Chinese are descendants of Chinese traders who settled in Malacca and around the coastal areas of Java and Sumatra, as early as the 14th century.
The Chitty Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, descended from unions between South Indian Hindu merchants and local women, from the time of the Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century. Linguistically, the Peranakan Indians speak a type of vernacular Malay which incorporates some Tamil words.
The Jawi Peranakans (or Jawi Pekan) are descendants of intermarriage between South Indian-Muslim traders and women of the local community.
The Peranakan culture is a unique hybrid culture that is still part of Singapore’s living heritage.
An insight of the Museum..
Wedding Bed crop used by the Peranakans
This is how a Peranakan inspired building would look-like.
Peranakans used exquisite decorations from dragons to birds and flowers.
Only people of certain status have the ability to used certain decorations.
This is how a Peranakan Wedding would look like.
By Train
We are about a 10-minute walk from City Hall MRT Station.
By Car
Paid parking is available next to the Peranakan Museum.
By Bus*
7, 14, 16, 36, 97, 124, 131, 147, 162, 166, 174, 501 Express, 511 Express, 77, 167, 171, 190, 700, 700A and 857
More about the Peranakans...
The Peranakan Chinese are descendants of Chinese traders who settled in Malacca and around the coastal areas of Java and Sumatra, as early as the 14th century.
The Chitty Melaka, or Peranakan Indians, descended from unions between South Indian Hindu merchants and local women, from the time of the Malacca Sultanate in the 15th century. Linguistically, the Peranakan Indians speak a type of vernacular Malay which incorporates some Tamil words.
The Jawi Peranakans (or Jawi Pekan) are descendants of intermarriage between South Indian-Muslim traders and women of the local community.
The Peranakan culture is a unique hybrid culture that is still part of Singapore’s living heritage.
An insight of the Museum..
Wedding Bed crop used by the Peranakans
This is how a Peranakan inspired building would look-like.Peranakans used exquisite decorations from dragons to birds and flowers.
Only people of certain status have the ability to used certain decorations.
This is how a Peranakan Wedding would look like.More about Peranakan clothing...
The Peranakan retained most of their ethnic and religious origins (such as ancestor worship), but assimilated the language and culture of the Malays. The Nyonya's clothing was identical to that of the native Malay's: baju panjang (long dress), batik sarung (batik wrap-around skirt) and kerongsang (brooch). Beaded slippers called Kasut Manek were a hand-made made with much skill and patience: strung, beaded and sewn onto canvas with tiny faceted glass beads . Traditional kasut manek design often have European floral subjects, with colors influenced by Peranakan porcelain and batik sarongs. They were made onto flats or bedroom slippers. But from the 1930s, modern shapes became popular and heels were added. In Indonesia, the Peranakans develop their own Kebaya, most notably 'kebaya encim', and developed their own batik patterns, which incorporate symbols from China.
Due to copy-right purposes, we are not allowed to take photographs in the museum. We have managed to get closely related photographs of what you would see in the Museum. If you visit Singapore, don't give the Peranakan museum a miss because, you would be giving a rich culture lesson a miss.
For more information..
Visitor Services
The Peranakan retained most of their ethnic and religious origins (such as ancestor worship), but assimilated the language and culture of the Malays. The Nyonya's clothing was identical to that of the native Malay's: baju panjang (long dress), batik sarung (batik wrap-around skirt) and kerongsang (brooch). Beaded slippers called Kasut Manek were a hand-made made with much skill and patience: strung, beaded and sewn onto canvas with tiny faceted glass beads . Traditional kasut manek design often have European floral subjects, with colors influenced by Peranakan porcelain and batik sarongs. They were made onto flats or bedroom slippers. But from the 1930s, modern shapes became popular and heels were added. In Indonesia, the Peranakans develop their own Kebaya, most notably 'kebaya encim', and developed their own batik patterns, which incorporate symbols from China.
Due to copy-right purposes, we are not allowed to take photographs in the museum. We have managed to get closely related photographs of what you would see in the Museum. If you visit Singapore, don't give the Peranakan museum a miss because, you would be giving a rich culture lesson a miss.
For more information..
Visitor Services
Tel: 65-6332 7591, 65-6332 2982, 65-6332 3275
Fax: 65-6883 0732
Email: nhb_pm_vs@nhb.gov.sg
or visit
http://www.peranakanmuseum.sg/themuseum/abtperanakanmuseum.asp
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