Meet and learn from cultural experts as they present and discuss various Peranakan issues spanning its rich heritage through to present-day matters. Delegates will also have ample opportunities to socialize and strengthen the bonds between Peranakan communities from all over Asia and Australia.
The first Peranakan festival was first organized by The Peranakan Association (The PA) in 2005.The objective of this festival is to further the aims of the association in promoting and preserving the Peranakan culture, through more accessible public events. Four years on, we are embarking on a mammoth scale showcase…
An evening to remember, a new evening- for new beginnings, new art, new music, new bridges: a ‘get-to-know’ each other session for our working committees to meet our working partners, to kick-start the Festival!
The Peranakan Association's annual D&D is its grandest social event of the year with some 450 guests in attendance. Enjoy an evening of fine food, great entertainment and fabulous company. And this year's theme? Butterflies!
Interested in becoming a Peranakan Association member? Please click here to fill in the membership form and post it back to us with a cheque of SGD103.00 payable to "The Peranakan Association".
Singapore Highlights Community Support Important For Heritage Growth
Written by Claire Seet
Monday, 26 April 2010
From Gov Monitor Community and corporate support has always been integral to the growth and development of our museums and heritage, says Acting Minister Lui Tuck Yew.
The help of supporters and loans of artefacts and works help to fill the gaps in history and extend the breadth of existing heritage collections, he added.
Find out where to go for the bestPeranakan cuisine and restaurants in Singapore with reviews, recommendations by food lovers and attractive dining deals.
IF YOU have always wondered what sort of artworks and artefacts Singapore has been collecting, look no further.
Some 13 special exhibitions are shining the spotlight on Singapore's permanent art collection. Ramayana Revisited: A Tale Of Love & Adventure opened last week at Peranakan Museum.
Featuring over 100 original works from the Asian Civilisations recreates key scenes of the epic in South Asia and South-east Asia.Classic Contemporary opens on Friday at the Singapore Art Museum's contemporary art wing, 8Q, in Queen Street.
It presents the best of South-east Asian art from the museum's collection. Shows at the Philatelic Museum later this year will also draw on the National Heritage Board's permanent museum collection.
Dr Gauri Parimoo Krishnan, 46, borrowed a lot to plug the gaps in the story line of a show. 'We now have enough in our own collection to tell the whole story.'
Mr Tan Boon Hui, 41, director of the Singapore Art Museum (SAM), says these special exhibitions show why museum collections are important.
Read the full report in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times' LIFE!.
By Channel NewsAsia's IndoChina Bureau Chief Anasuya Sanyal | Posted: 12 January 2010 1922 hrs | Video Link |
BANGKOK : MediaCorp's top rated serial "The Little Nyonya" is set to be the first Singaporean drama to be aired in Thailand.
"The Little Nyonya" is bound to have a big impact when it is launched in Thailand later this month.
The acclaimed Singapore drama series showcases Peranakan or Straits Chinese culture, which is similar to certain Chinese influences also present in parts of Thailand like Phuket and Songkhla.
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