21st Baba Nyonya Convention 2008, Malacca, Friday 5- Sunday 7 December 2008, "Towards Greater Awareness of our Baba Nyonya Heritage" Convention Price @ S$380.00 per person, Staying @ the Hotel Equatorial (2N/ twin sharing) Register with our Hon.Secretary, Mrs.Lim Geok Huay at Tel: 6255-0704 Download the registration form here.
Peranakan Pride
Visitors to the newly restored Baba House will get a feel of a typical Straits Chinese home, circa 1928 By Tay Suan Chiang , Photos by Wang Hui Fen ( Straits Times Wed 3rd Sept 2008)
Baba House, which will be opened 4th Sept 2008 by is the latest venue here to showcase Peranakan culture. It will be opened to the public on Sept 15. -- ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN
THE three-storey house at 157 Neil Roadlooks pretty much like its neighbours, although it has a fresh coat of paint.
But visitors who step inside are transported to a typical Straits Chinese home, circa 1928. Baba House, which will be opened on the 4th Sept by President SR Nathan, is the latest venue here to showcase Peranakan culture. It will be opened to the public on Sept 15.
Managed by the National University of Singapore Museum and the NUS Centre for the Arts, it is designed to give visitors a feel of what a traditional Peranakan home was like, said curator Jean Wee, 43.
Experience Peranakan living at the Baba House and the cultural practices at the Peranakan Museum By Deepika Shetty ( Straits Times, Thursday 4th Sept 2008)
The corridor between two bedrooms on the second floor also serves as a picture gallery of Mr Tan Cheng Lock and his family. Mr Tan was the father of Miss Agnes Tan, who donated $4 million to buy and restore the Baba House property in Neil Road. -- ST PHOTOS: WANG HUI FEN
To museum director Kenson Kwok, 2008 has been a 'golden year' for Peranakan culture.
In April, the 58-year-old head of the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) steered the opening of the $12-million Peranakan Museum in Armenian Street and today, the National University of Singapore opens its $4-million Baba House in Neil Road.
When: |Fri 26th Septembe(8.00pm)| Sat 27th (3.00pm) September | Where: The Substation Theatre, 45 Armenian Street Tickets sold at The Substation Box Offic: SGD$15/-
Underground Theatre is staging a play on 26th & 27th Sep at The Substation, titled, "Subculture" Inspired by the recent news of a minor disagreement between the Punk youths and the Peranakan establishments around Armenian Street, Subculture is set to show both points of views and allow the audience to form their own conclusion.
Presented by Underground Theatre, SUBCULTURE is part of The Substation's SeptFest 2008 and is in collaboration with Lioncity DIY . Featuring Peranakan song & dance items and original Punk music.
157 Neil Road, is perhaps one of the last surviving Peranakan-style house in its original state in Singapore. It is cited and celebrated today as being a significantly outstanding feature of Singapore’s rich architectural heritage. Due to open in September 2008, the Baba House will play an important role in conserving the distinctive Peranakan heritage, as well as preserving the memory of a Tun Tan Cheng Lock, a highly respected Peranakan community leader.
Visitors will be able to appreciate the restoration and conservation efforts made on this authentic Peranakan structure and will at the same time be exposed to the customs and material culture of the Peranakan community in a living context.
Exhibitions and events held in this house will showcase fascinating aspects of Peranakan heritage which will be captured in an eclectic mix of antiques, decorative ornaments, Peranakan cuisine, social customs and lifestyle.
1. Cost of hiring coaches are subject to changes 2. Super peak period at this time of the Convention –
Deadline to book with us by: 30 Oct 08
The Package cost: S$380 (twin-sharing) and S$538 (single) includes:- 1. Return trip via air-conditioned coach. Transfer to Malaysian Coach at Tuas Link to Melaka 2. Accomodation (twin sharing) at Hotel Equatorial Melaka inclusive of Breakfast 3. Convention dinner at the Melaka Ballroom, Hotel Melaka on Friday, 5 Dec 2008 4. Convention Seminar with Tea and Lunch 5. Half-day city tour 1. Convention dinner at Pool Side, Hotel Equatorial on Saturday, 6 Dec. 2008 2. Farwell Lunch on Sunday, 7 Dec 2008.
“A cookbook should detail important things like control of fire, the colour and smell. The key to Peranakan cooking, for instance, lies in these three factors,” Shirley Tay, Chef at Swissotel Merchant Court
Settle down and behave, boys and girls, as Today tells you a tale:
This year’s Singapore InternationalStorytelling Festival kicked off yesterday and runs until Sept 9.
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