Community Voices at Peranakan Museum: An Emerald Tale
Spend the weekend at the Peranakan Museum and discover an “Emerald Tale” presented by the Peranakan Association Singapore through lively performances, engaging talks on Peranakan jewellery and architecture, drop-in craft activities, cooking demonstrations, and community-led tours.
Enjoy discounted admission to Batik Nyonyas: Three Generations of Art and Entrepreneurship during programme hours.
($5 for Singapore citizens/PRs; $12 for foreign residents/tourists)
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This edition of Community Voices is presented in partnership with the Peranakan Association Singapore.
About the Peranakan Association Singapore
The Peranakan Association Singapore is dedicated to preserving and promoting Peranakan culture. It is managed by an elected committee of volunteers and is primarily funded by donations.
DROP-IN EXPERIENCES
Our Amazing Pioneers: At the Peranakan Museum!
Step into early Singapore with author and speaker Shawn Seah, as he brings Our Amazing Pioneers, a non-fiction children’s book series to life through a book reading on the inspiring stories of prominent Peranakans like Seah Liang Seah, the co-founder of the Straits Chinese British Association and Ngeow Cher Seong, the first-generation jeweller in Singapore.
Suitable for ages 7 and up.
A Family Tradition of Jewellery by Francis Ngau and Shawn Seah
Join Francis Ngau of Asian Artistry Fine Jewellery and author Shawn Seah as they delve into the rich history and art of Peranakan jewellery from its origins, design inspirations and significance in ceremonial occasions such as weddings and festivals.
Suitable for ages 10 and up.
Craft-It! Peranakan Beaded Slipper & Hand Fan
Get hands on and craft your own beaded slipper or design a hand fan inspired by delicious Peranakan desserts and cookware found in the museum galleries.
Suitable for ages 5 and up.
Let’s Sing and Joget!
Dance and sing along with Peranakan Sayang and Melissa Sidek as they serenade you with nostalgic Peranakan tunes from a bygone era.
REGISTERED PROGRAMMES
Let’s Make: Kueh Dadar with Nyonya Elizabeth Ng
Featuring the popular emerald coloured kueh dadar, join Nyonya Elizabeth Ng from the Peranakan Association Singapore for an interactive cooking demonstration and tasting session.
Suitable for ages 7 and up.
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Treading Lightly with Care: Restoring a Townhouse on Emerald Hill
Delve into the painstaking restoration of a historic terraced townhouse on Emerald Hill with award-winning architectural conservation specialist Ho Weng Hin.
The talk will explore how highly skilled restoration artisans used in-depth research and diagnosis to preserve the building’s rare architectural details – artificial marble tiles, cast iron railings, and timber lattice partitions – which had been worn down by a century of habitation.
Suitable for ages 10 and up.
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Let’s Make: Putu Tegair with AllSpice Institute
Join Chef Anup from Allspice Institute in this cooking demonstration and sampling session, featuring putu tegair. Made from banana and cassava, putu tegair is a Peranakan dish that is slowly disappearing.
Suitable for ages 7 and up.
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Our Stories: Mari Jalan Jalan along the Armenian Street
Take a stroll along Armenian Street and its surroundings with Nyonya Stella Wee from the Peranakan Association Singapore. Stella will share the histories and tales behind the institutions that once occupied buildings along the street.
Suitable for ages 10 and up.
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Immerse yourself in a weekend of Peranakan culture as our communities take over our spaces to present their unique heritage. In this quarterly series of programmes, diverse Peranakan communities will share their knowledge and insights with visitors through performances, cooking, crafts, and community-led tours of our galleries.
DISCOVER WHAT'S ON
Special Exhibition
Batik Nyonyas: Three Generations of Art and Entrepreneurship
11 Oct 2024 – 31 Aug 2025
Family, art, and entrepreneurship converge in the story of three visionary Peranakan women from Indonesia – Nyonya Oeij Soen King, her daughter-in-law Nyonya Oeij Kok Sing, and her granddaughter Jane Hendromartono. From the 1890s to 1980s, they produced impressive batiks in the renowned batik centre of Pekalongan on Java’s north coast. This exhibition explores the lives and works of these women, revealing how each became a batik master in her own right, and how they responded to the rapid political, cultural, and economic changes of their times to run a business that produced great art.
DETAILS
Programmes
Daily Guided Tours at Peranakan Museum
Daily
Guided tours led by our volunteer docents are available daily.
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