Batik Nyonyas: Three Generations of Art and Entrepreneurship
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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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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Sarong Kebaya: Peranakan Fashion and Its International Sources
1 April 2011 - 8 April 2012Explore the sarong kebaya - favoured fashion of Peranakan women for generations - in this special exhibition at the Peranakan Museum.
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Baba Bling: The Peranakans and Their Jewellery
29 May - 13 December 2009This exhibition is a celebration of the Peranakans' love of their unique jewellery style, a style which has become popular even with non-Peranakans.
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