Amek Gambar: Peranakans and Photography
5 May 2018 - 24 March 2019Amek Gambar presents over a century of photographs, tracing the emergence, adoption and evolution of photography in Southeast Asia.
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Nyonya Needlework: Embroidery and Beadwork in the Peranakan World
24 June 2016 - 26 March 2017This exhibition celebrates the art of nyonya needlework, a vibrant part of Peranakan Chinese heritage. Spectacular curtains and hangings, delicate purses, handkerchiefs, and slippers were painstakingly stitched with tiny beads, silk, and gold and silver threads for special occasions and as gifts.
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Great Peranakans: Fifty Remarkable Lives
23 May 2015 - 3 April 2016Great Peranakans celebrates the achievements of 50 men and women who have shaped Singaporean life and culture over the past two centuries.
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Auspicious Designs: Batik for Peranakan Altars
11 April 2014 - 25 January 2015Colourful and imaginative, batik altar cloths blend traditions and influences, showing how Peranakans adapted and improvised.
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Luminous Depths
20 June - 22 September 2013A contemporary installation in the atrium of the Peranakan Museum will explore the nature of collecting, and ask how a museum develops.
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“Emily of Emerald Hill”: Singaporean Identity on Stage
1 June 2012 - 7 April 2013The highlight of this exhibition will be an installation of a stage-like gallery by Stella Kon, incorporating family objects and other works drawn from the collection of the Peranakan Museum.
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