The Pinang
Peranakan Mansion
takes you back to the time of the Babas and Nyonya, set in the home of one of Penang’s historical personalities, Kapitan Cina Chung
Keng Kwee.
Depicting the typical home
of a rich Baba of more than a century ago, the opulent lifestyle of these
locally acculturated Chinese is recreated in the Pinang Peranakan
Mansion to offer a
glimpse of their many customs and traditions.
More than just a Baba-Nyonya
museum, this century-old stately mansion of eclectic design and architecture
incorporates Chinese carved-wood panels with English floor tiles and Scottish
iron_works. Built at the end of the 19th century by one of local
history’s famous personalities, the ‘Hai Kee Chan” or Sea Remembrance Store had
once served as the residence and office of Kapitan Cina Chung Keng Kwee.
At the Pinang
Peranakan Mansion,
the legacies of the Peranakans are not only commemorated but the restorations
of this building complex also heralds the preservation of Penang’s
unique architectural history.
Visiting Hours
Monday – Saturdays from 9am
to 5pm
(Closed on Sundays and all
public holidays. Kindly make prior arrangements for conducted tours and the
viewing of the mansion)