Pinang Peranakan Mansion

A cultural heritage building, built by Kapitan Cheong Keng Kwee, the head of Hai San Group, with rich Peranakan Cultural Relics to be admired by tourists.

nice place to visit n to know more about past baba culture in Penang. level 2 staff is helpful in helping us n giving us tips on how to take nice photos at various corners of the museum.

This is a place that you can understand more about Peranakan culture. This historic mansion is located at Penang Georgetown. Once you step into the mansion, you will feel the vibes that how Peranakan people live in Malaysia long long time ago. The museum entrance fees RM25 including tour both in Mandarin or English. The guide will tour you around the house and tell you the history of Baba and Nyonya. Highly recommended you are in Georgetown!Never forget that the Singapore drama - Little Nyonya (also the latest China version) scene are took from this mansion!

The Overseas Chinese Nyonya Museum was built in 1894 in the residence of Kapitan Zheng Jinggui. It is listed as one of the 25 most worthwhile museums in Asia, ranking eighth. It is also known as the Nyonya Museum. Nyonya is a general term for an ethnic group that began after the Ming Dynasty. With the many followers of Zheng He's voyage to the West, many of them lived in the Nanyang area and intermarried with local men and women. The children born were called "Nyonya" for girls and "Baba" for boys. Now Nyonya has become a general term for them. This magnificent mansion alone is also worth seeing. There are countless various furnishings and cultural relics decorated in it, which are absolutely dazzling and breathtaking. Walking between the main halls and pavilions, you can see a lot of Chinese culture preserved, as well as Indian culture, British style, and strong imprints of Malay culture. It is worth seeing.

The Nyonya Museum is the most worthwhile place to visit in George Town. It is a museum that fully introduces the Nyonya culture of Malaysia. It was originally the courtyard of a wealthy family and a typical place for Nyonya life. There are documents introducing this family and recreating their lifestyle at that time. At the same time, you can also taste authentic Nyonya dishes, which is really worth a visit.

The museum has a lecture every hour, and you can follow the guide to learn about Penang and Nyonya culture. The architectural style of the mansion is Chinese, but many of the materials inside were shipped from Europe, a combination of Chinese and Western styles. There are also the delicate craftsmanship of the Nyonya people, and countless small beads are strung together to form a canvas with a strong three-dimensional sense.

The Nyonya Museum is a place that is worth visiting. Here you can understand and experience the unique Nyonya culture of Malaysia, learn about the development history of this culture, and taste the famous Nyonya cuisine, which is very helpful for understanding Malaysia as a country.