Peranakan Museum

The Peranakan Museum is a cultural museum located at 39 Armenian Street in Singapore's Museum planning area. Housed in the former Tao Nan School building built in 1912, it is dedicated to Peranakan culture. The museum explores the heritage of Peranakan communities in Singapore and Southeast Asia, including Chinese, Malay and Indian Peranakans, through extensive collections of textiles, jewellery, furniture, ceramics and ceremonial objects across three floors of galleries.

Visitors can explore three floors of galleries in a restored historic school building with high ceilings and large windows. The museum displays Peranakan artefacts including elaborate kebayas and batik textiles, beaded slippers, jewellery, porcelain, furniture and wedding ceremonial objects. Galleries are organized thematically to explain Peranakan origins, home life, fashion, food culture and crafts, with multimedia displays, interactive exhibits and restored architectural features.

The building was constructed between 1910 and 1912 to house the Tao Nan School, founded in 1906 by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. It later housed other schools before being converted into the Asian Civilisations Museum's Peranakan wing. The Peranakan Museum opened as a dedicated museum in 2008 and reopened in February 2023 after a major redevelopment to present a broader view of Peranakan cultures.

The museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting Peranakan culture, showcasing the hybrid heritage of Peranakan Chinese, Peranakan Malay and Peranakan Indian communities in Singapore and Southeast Asia through material culture, customs, fashion, cuisine and rituals.