Models wearing traditional sarong kebaya on the first day of the newly re-opened Peranakan Museum, after a four-year renovation, in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
SINGAPORE, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Peranakan Museum reopens to the public in Singapore on Feb. 17, after nearly four years of renovations. Peranakan means a native-born person of mixed local and foreign ancestry.
With a focus on inclusivity, the refreshed museum explores the multi-faceted diversity of the Peranakan culture and communities such as Peranakan Arabs, Peranakan Chinese, and Peranakan Indians.
Visitors will encounter intricate objects, interviews, stories, and contemporary expressions in the museum's nine galleries spanning three floors, experiencing something special as the art palace returns with old favorites and new discoveries.
Visitors view the exhibits at the newly re-opened Peranakan Museum, after a four-year renovation, in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Models wearing traditional sarong kebaya on the first day of the newly re-opened Peranakan Museum, after a four-year renovation, in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Models wearing traditional sarong kebaya on the first day of the newly re-opened Peranakan Museum, after a four-year renovation, in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Visitors view the exhibits at the newly re-opened Peranakan Museum, after a four-year renovation in Singapore on Feb 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Visitors view the exhibits at the newly re-opened Peranakan Museum, after a four-year renovation in Singapore on Feb 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Visitors view the exhibits at the newly re-opened Peranakan Museum, after a four-year renovation in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Visitors view the exhibits at the newly re-opened Peranakan Museum, after a four-year renovation in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2023. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)■
