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Peranakan Museum

The Peranakan Museum is a museum and gallery in the Museum district of Singapore that specialises in the country's Peranakan culture. It is the sister museum of the .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday and Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Friday: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Singapore specialising in Peranakan culture
  • Also known as: “Tao Nan School”
  • Address: 39 Armenian Street, Singapore, 179941

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marina Bay and The Substation.

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is 's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of . It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.

Arts center
is Singapore's first independent contemporary arts centre. It was founded in 1990 by Kuo Pao Kun. is centrally located in the city's civic district and was the first building under the National Arts Council's "Arts Housing Scheme".

Museum
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The is a public dedicated to art, culture and history. Located within the country's at the area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum. is situated 260 metres north of Peranakan Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Civic District and Bras Basah.

Suburb
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The is a district located near the in the Central Area of . It contains historical buildings and museums such as , , , and .

Suburb
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is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of . means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

Neighborhood
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is a historical riverside quay in , located within the Singapore River Planning Area. The quay is situated upstream from the mouth of the and Boat Quay.

Peranakan Museum

Latitude
1.29428° or 1° 17′ 39″ north
Longitude
103.84908° or 103° 50′ 57″ east
Inception
1912
Levels
3
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Operator
National Heritage Board
Open location code
6PH57RVX+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 127348526
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3078303
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Peranakan Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف بيراناكان”
  • Armenian: “Պերանական թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Museu Peranakan”
  • Chinese: “土生华人博物馆”
  • Chinese: “土生文化馆”
  • Chinese: “土生華人博物館”
  • Chinese: “新加坡土生文化馆”
  • Chinese: “旧道南学校土生华人博物馆”
  • Chinese: “舊道南學校土生華人博物館”
  • French: “musée Peranakan”
  • French: “Musée Peranakan”
  • German: “Peranakan Museum”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Peranakan”
  • Italian: “Museo Peranakan”
  • Japanese: “プラナカン博物館”
  • Thai: “Peranakan Museum”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์ปรานากัน”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์เปรานากัน”
  • Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์เปอรานากัน”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include A Visit to the Museum: Taking the Past Forward and First Botanic Garden @ Armenian Street.

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