Community Voices at Peranakan Museum: A Weekend of Gifting with the Babas & Nyonyas
Discover how gifts are presented by the Straits Chinese community this weekend at Community Voices at Peranakan Museum through engaging performances, cooking demonstrations, craft workshops, and community-led museum tours.
Enjoy discounted admission to Fukusa: Japanese Gift Covers from the Chris Hall Collection during programme hours. Redeem a free postcard when you purchase a ticket to the special exhibition and follow the Peranakan Museum (@peranakanmuseum) on Instagram.
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 primarily funded by donations.
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.
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Programmes
Daily Guided Tours at Peranakan Museum
Daily
Guided tours led by our volunteer docents are available daily.
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Lectures and Seminars
Entrepreneurship and the batik industry in Pekalongan
27 November 2024, 7 to 8pm
This talk examines the development of Pekalongan’s batik industry in the context of Indonesia’s quest for independence, as well as shifting market forces within the nation and beyond.
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