After almost 4 years of renovations, the Peranakan Museum will reopen its doorways to the general public in mid-February 2023.
The fully refurbished constructing will characteristic brand-new everlasting galleries presenting distinctive objects from Peranakan materials tradition, in addition to a contemporary new exhibition design and museum customer expertise.
You will have the ability to achieve larger perception into the various Peranakan cultures of Singapore and Southeast Asia by way of new thematic showcases, objects, interactive shows, and programmes. The museum has labored carefully with varied Peranakan communities over the past 4 years to discover lesser-known facets of Peranakan tradition, and to ponder the query ‘what is Peranakan?’.
Interviews, tales, and modern expressions will showcase residing cultures — equivalent to that of the Arab Peranakans, Chinese Peranakans, Chitty Melakans (or Peranakan Indians), and Jawi Peranakans — whereas anchoring these cultures, with their distinctive customs and practices, inside the context of the bigger Malay-Indonesian world.
You will expertise 9 galleries throughout three flooring. The galleries study three grand themes pertaining to aspects of Peranakan identification, particularly “Origins”, “Home”, and “Style”.
ORIGINS
The first-floor galleries discover the origins of Peranakan identification. They root Peranakan tradition within the Malay-Indonesian world, hint how this hybrid identification emerged, and encourage you to ask the query: “What is Peranakan?”
HOME
The second-floor galleries discover the idea of house, and are designed to evoke a heat and acquainted residing area. Objects on show come from varied household properties in Singapore and the area, and can contact on customs and existence, furnishings and interiors, meals and religion, languages and the humanities.
STYLE
The third-floor galleries present a glimpse into personal and public worlds of style, glamour and private adornment. A broad and spectacular vary of supplies, equivalent to batik textiles, beautiful needlework, glittering jewelry and a wide range of types of costume – together with the kebaya — take into account the query of whether or not there may be such a factor as “Peranakan style”.
Prepare to be overwhelmed by the numerous star items on show.
Besides acquainted and well-loved artefacts and set-pieces, the museum will even premiere an in depth vary of latest objects acquired or generously given to us in the midst of the final decade.
Come February, the Peranakan Museum will even current new commissions –together with one from modern artist Sam Lo – impressed by Peranakan identification.
Peranakan Museum is a division of the Asian Civilisations Museum, working beneath the National Heritage Board. More data might be launched nearer to the reopening date.