Community Voices at Peranakan Museum: Meet the Arab Peranakans
Join us for a weekend of discovery as the Arab Peranakan community takes over our spaces to present their unique heritage! Community Voices at Peranakan Museum presents the culture of diverse Peranakan communities, as they share their knowledge with visitors through performances, cooking, crafts, and community-led tours of the museum’s galleries.
This edition of Community Voices is presented in partnership with the Arab Network @ Singapore and in conjunction with Singapore Night Festival.
About the Arab Network @ Singapore
The Arab Network @ Singapore (AN@S) is a non-profit organisation established in August 2010 by a group of service-minded individuals from the local Arab community. AN@S is inspired by the legacies, sacrifices, and contributions made by the forefathers of its founding members in helping to make Singapore a safe, peaceful, cohesive, and prosperous country.
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.
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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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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
Batik Stories with the Peranakan Indians
23–24 Nov, 11am–6pm
Explore the art of batik in a weekend of hands-on activities, community-led tours, vibrant performances, and more!
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