Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum

Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum
Muzium Warisan Baba Nyonya
Established	1986
Location	Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Coordinates	2°11′43″N 102°14′48″E / 2.195350°N 102.246700°E
Type	Museum
Founder	Chan Kim Lay
Website	Official website

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]

References

^ "Malacca mixed tradition – Peranakan culture." Philippines News Agency/Xinhua, 13 September 2010.
^ Rina de Silva, "Fading customs of Straits Chinese", New Straits Times, 21 August 2007.
^ "Leisurely stroll for history lesson", New Straits Times, 7 May 2004.
^ "Beyond Singapore"^{[dead link]}, Sunset, 1 April 1989.
^ 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), ISBN 978-9089640901, p. 77. Excerpts available at Google Books.

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