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Peranakan Mansion Essay

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Pinang Peranakan Mansion – A showcase of Penang’s Baba Nyonya Legacy. The mansion belongs to Chung Keng Kwee (Kapitan) from China who made his fortunes over here. The mansion was built at the end of the 19th century. Although he was an immigrant from China and not a Baba himself, he commissioned his stately mansion to be built incorporating the strong Peranakan architectural design. Inside the Penang Peranakan Mansion, we can discover an eclectic mix of elegant English ceramic floor tiles, beautiful Scottish ironworks for the balconies and railings, continental European art and furniture incorporating Chinese carved-wood panels for the doors and walls. The building was then furnished and developed into a “Baba Nyonya” Museum to display and present the existence, lifestyle as well as the culture of the Chinese Straits in Penang, which called the Peranakan. The …show more content…

It is now fully refurbished and restored to its former glory and is a showcase of the bygone days of this community lifestyle and their many customs and traditions. I’ve learnt that one piece of art can have multiple meanings and that each person views that one piece uniquely and individually. Even though a person may not see the same message as that which the artist was trying to create, they will find something in that work that gives that piece of art meaning to them. The uniqueness of how one sees a work of art, to me is a fascinating thing. “Ultimately, we would like to prevent our Peranakan heritage from becoming merely a ‘museum culture’ but revive it to become a thriving, living culture for current and future generations. Like a beautiful melody or a fantastic book that you do not want to throw away after finishing it, we do not want this culture to disintegrate or only exist as plates in a

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