Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum - Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock

Went there with friends, not allowed to take picture but they will offer you a favor by taking a picture at the living room area. Gives u a lot of vintage vibe, reasonable price. I remember i just go for the basic package so there was no tour guide following around. had a fun time lingering around with friends and enjoying the vintage decorations and stuffs.

My favorite museum in Malacca. It wasnt a guided tour but were given a book that explains the items being showcased.

There wasn’t a proper guide and much information provided in the museum. It’s great to have local private museums to educate the community on the rich Peranakan heritage. However, felt like much more can be done to make the history come to life.

It’s an interesting place to study about Baba and Nyonya life. It’s a big house, every single inch is remarkable and so precious. So much to see and captured. Highly recommended to children and adults who loves peranakan.

Must-visit when you are in George Town. Stanley, who does the English-speaking tours is a rockstar. He explains everything with humour and personality. Extremely interesting era and heritage that is being conserved here. You can get lost in there for hours, just beautiful and unique. I highly recommend coming by and getting a tour with Stanley, what a lovely man.

There wasn’t a guided tour when I went but it was still a good experience to see such well preserved heritage. It was beautiful and I’d recommend checking it out if you’re in the area

This is my first time in a Living Museum. Due to COVID-19 precautions, they have disabled all curated tours with guides and replaced them with self-guided tour using booklets instead. There’s only so much that a booklet can tell you so I’ll be back for a guided tour once they are available. The museum is a bit on the ‘smaller side’ but does offer a tremendously immersive experience for guests and enthusiasts alike. Its easily spotted from its trademark soft pink colors and white-tiled façade. Once you step inside, you are warmly welcomed by the curators who will guide you through a (very) brief history and some rules. Photographs are allowed but no flash. The booklet is very clear on the flow of the tour but I found some rooms on the property not open for public. The artifacts are rarely enclosed in glass or ropes so there is ample opportunity to look closely at the items (but not to touch!). There are many ornamental chairs around the house but regrettably none are reserved for guests. Except for one under the stairs. Certain areas have very dim lighting such as the front bedroom on the second floor where the bridal garments and decorations were showcased. Other rooms towards the back are not air conditioned and some of the collections are kept behind cabinets with intricate patterns making some artifacts a bit hard to look at. Perhaps the curators have kept these in order to maintain the ambience as realistic as possible. In terms of visitors experience, I enjoyed how the information was organized. As you transverse from room to room, the theme also changes. The booklet was very kind to provide details on this. We are first introduced to the history of the home followed by ‘Baba’ & ‘Nyonya’ culture. I wished they had included the current manifestation of these cultural elements and how they are adapted for modern use. I would highly recommended this for both Solo travelers and families. I would allocate a good 2 hours to allow enough time to appreciate the entire collection. There’s really not so much to ‘read’ but there is a whole lot to ‘see’—if you know what I mean. Admission fee is RM 20 which is arguably a bit on the high side but still worth every penny. I ended my visit feeling very satisfied and more informed then I initially expected to be. I never thought learning about the origins of the Peranakan culture and its assimilation into Malay society could be so much fun!

Museum was clean and well maintained. Guided tour are available depends on the time of the day but it wasn’t available when we got there, but the information book was informative enough for us. RM 16 charge was money well spent, we learnt quite a bit whilst there. There’s signs clearly say don’t touch the antique items but sadly seems the signs were still ignored by some visitors. There was insufficient staffs to enforce any kind of control. People really need to respect these historic items to preserve them for our future generations..