Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum, Melaka State, Malaysia

4.5 (2.067 reviews) Monday: Spent < 1 hour Ranking #3 in Melaka State History Museums

A good place to spend an hour or two to walk around

The Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum is located in Melaka, a world UNESCO Site. The house is a combination of three terrace lots that were acquired by the Chan family in 1861. Four generations lived in the house before it was opened as a museum in March 1985. Visiting hours from 10.00am to 4.30pm every day.
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Address

Nos. 48 & 50 Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Melaka 75200 Malaysia

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Website

http://www.babanyonyamuseum.com

Email

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Working hours

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Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Monday, April 29, 2024, 18:56

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4.5 based on (2.067 reviews)

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Reviews

5Angela M 5:00 PM Feb 7, 2020
Brilliant museum about Peranakan lifestyle and culture
If you're at all interested in the Peranakans (the Chinese traders who married local Malay women) this museum is not to be missed. Formed from 3 houses belonging to an extremely wealthy family, the museum showcases beautifully their fabulous lifestyle across three generations - the furniture, artefacts, clothes and jewellery. Luckily it was a quiet day when we visited so our tour only comprised 4 people. Our Malay guide was brilliant, and extremely knowledgeable, giving us loads of really interesting info as well as some very amusing anecdotes. Always good to have a guide with a great sense of humour!
4Bazzer73 5:00 PM Dec 15, 2022
1 hour walk into heritage era of pre-war colonial lifestyle as wealthy Baba family.
Well preserved ancestor's home for the Chen family, Fujianese immigrants who started trading commodities and amassed wealth to be a landowner of rubber plantations and rubber supplier. A slice of the origins of Crazy Rich Asians in Straits Settlement and illustrations of family life in the early 20th century and influences from the Chinese, British and indigenous Malay heritage. It would be nice to have a corner that displayed the development of their children, in terms of their early years in education, toys and social bonds.