The Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum is located in Melaka, a world UNESCO site. The house is a combination of three terrace lots that were acquired by the Chan family n 1861.
The family’s earliest existence in Malacca dates back to the early 19th Century, with origins from Tong’An county in Fujian province, Southern China; and has links to one of the last few Kapitans of Malacca. Today the family’s descendants are the seventh generation.
From as early as the 16th Century, when migrants travelled from their home country to Malaya, some began to adopt the local culture and inter-married with the locals. Indeed, there are many tales that attempt to trace the origins and identity of this unique hybrid culture termed Peranakan.
