Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum
Baba&Nyonya Heritage Museum located in Melacca, a world heritage UNESCO site is a combination of three terrace lots that were acquired in 1861.Four generations live in the house before it was opened as a museum in 1985.The museum is name derived from the term Baba, an honorific manner of addressing a straits-born gentleman and Nyonya which addresses a Straits-born lady.
Its it to preserve the house for visitors hoping to honour the Peranakan Spirit and keeping it alive for many generation to come.
The Peranakan
A mix of Chinese and Malay culture.The stories tell how Chinese migrants settled in South East Asia and started their own families with the local Malay.People say,Peranakan is more Chinese than Chinese because they fully preserve the Chinese custom.
collection.
legacy of wearing the sarong.The pheonix represents beauty and grace of ladies. The peony bloom symbolizes nobility and value of the
ladies. The whole box symbolizes the female beauty and preserves traditional craft.