Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum Explained

Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum
Native Name:Muzium Warisan Baba Nyonya
Native Name Lang:ms
Coordinates:2.1954°N 102.2467°W
Established:1986
Location:Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Type:Museum
Founder:Chan Kim Lay

Baba Nyonya House Museum (Malay: Muzium Warisan Baba Nyonya), also known as the Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum, is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia that showcases the local history of descendants of ethnic Chinese-Malays called Baba-Nyonya or Peranakan in the state. The museum was established in 1986 by Chan Kim Lay, the fourth generation of his family to reside in the large house built by his great-grandfather in 1896 in Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, a street also known as "Millionaire's Row" for its luxurious houses.[1] [2] [3] The museum is known for its elaborate woodwork, furniture, and porcelain.[4] [5]

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  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329170030/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-237008979.html "Malacca mixed tradition – Peranakan culture."
  2. Rina de Silva, "Fading customs of Straits Chinese", New Straits Times, 21 August 2007.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329170032/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-94325314.html "Leisurely stroll for history lesson"
  4. https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-7427139 "Beyond Singapore"
  5. Hwei-F'en Cheah, "Nonya Beadwork and Contemporary Peranakan Chinese Culture in Singapore and Malaysia", in Marianne Hulsbosch, Elizabeth Bedford, Martha Chaiklin, eds., Asian Material Culture (Amsterdam University Press, 2009),, p. 77. Excerpts available at Google Books.