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  • John W
    Jindabyne, Australia491 contributions
    A snapshot of Peranakan culture.
    This museum is worth a good hour of your time. An old family home with its original fittings and furniture, it is a snapshot of Peranakan family life a century ago, frozen in time. The influences all hark back to China, except for some wall prints and photographs that hint at aspiration to European society, very little Malay influence visible. The self-guided tour brochure is helpful, but I feel that I would have learned much more with a tour guide.
    Review of: Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum
    Written 27 September 2023
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  • Karoline W
    Bergen, Norway5 contributions
    Top attraction in Malacca!
    Amazing experience! The guide is so lovely and will tell you the history of his familiy and their 100 years old traditional home.
    Review of: Villa Sentosa (Malay Living Museum)
    Written 18 January 2023
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  • Haytham Abu Firas
    Qatar14,343 contributions
    Red Square
    The Stadthuys meaning city hall is a historical structure situated in the heart of Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia in a place known as the Red Square. The Stadhuys is known for its red exterior and nearby red clocktower. It was built by the Dutch in 1650 as the office of the Dutch Governor.
    Review of: Stadthuys
    Written 26 September 2023
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  • Cara Flowers
    1 contribution
    Learned so much about Baba Nyonya life!
    So much more than jewellery, there is something for everyone! You get to immerse yourself in the Baba Nyonya household, customs, marriage rites, ways of dress, and home life. Passionate and very knowledgable tour from Linda (in Cantonese), ever patient with my questions and she made it so fun. Highly recommend.
    Review of: Straits Chinese Jewelry Museum Malacca
    Written 15 January 2020
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  • plaka
    Ottawa-ON12 contributions
    A romantic historic city with the most welcoming people.
    Malacca or Melaka in Malaysia was our favorite place. It is romantic city filled with history and interesting things to see, a mix of European and Asian architecture style.

    Make sure to go on a boat cruise along the river at night after 7:30pm to see the city filled with colours.

    Be there during the week-end or just before Friday to experience the famous night market.

    Visit the church square (red buildings), go to the top of St Paul’s church, learn all about the Gallery Kota Melaka (free entrance) and the Cheng’s Ho cultural museum (watch their short history movie to understand the connection with Malacca).

    There are all kinds of museum in this town and people are so nice! the friendliest and most welcoming we have found so far in Malaysia.

    It is a relaxing city for couples or family with kids to spend a couple of days enjoying your vacation.

    I totally recommend visiting this city.
    Review of: Malacca Heritage Centre
    Written 27 June 2023
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  • Micael27
    Singapore, Singapore27 contributions
    Very informative
    Bigger than expected and take you from his childhood all the way to his 7 voyages. All well explained.
    The only miss was a guide.
    Takes a few hours to read all the panels.
    Definitely worth a visit.
    Review of: Cheng Ho Cultural Museum
    Written 6 February 2020
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  • Haifeng C
    Singapore, Singapore266 contributions
    Time travel machine
    A place to soak in the nostalgic vibe of life in the 50s to 70s, with tonnes of items on display in settings such as a home, kitchen, medicine hall and hair salon. For visitors who grew up in Malaysia and Singapore during this period, some items are sure to evoke memories! Visitors are welcome to stay as long as they want and take photos to their hearts' content.
    Review of: House of Museums Malacca
    Written 28 May 2020
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  • Chuan Song
    Singapore, Singapore65 contributions
    Educational and fun to explore.. but the information needs to be proofread again
    Great place to go in the morning or afternoon as it’s indoors and air con (thank goodness for it)… Display models and exhibits are nice but the explanations in English requires a lot more proofreading as there are spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.. great place to go with young children as it is educational and fun to explore..
    Review of: Flora de la Mar Maritime Museum
    Written 7 December 2022
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  • Ruru J
    12 contributions
    Beautiful gallery, talented artist
    Stunning gallery, definitely worth a visit. A picture certainly tells a thousand words in this gallery. I couldn't buy the art but there were lovely postcards to take away.
    Review of: Tham Siew Inn Artist Gallery
    Written 12 December 2022
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  • Stayoshi
    Malaysia244 contributions
    Lovely Shop for your handicrafts
    Small shop with a good and wide selection of unique handicrafts, run by a very friendly owner.

    They sell some lovely Temiar, Mari Mari n Penan weave items. I absolutely loved the colourful wood block prints, pottery and cushion covers.
    Review of: Hueman Studio
    Written 18 May 2023
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  • Bashim M
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia11 contributions
    Art and T-shirt Gallery
    Art Gallery and T-shirt shop. Went for the T-shirts. They are priced at RM40 , you could also purchase the arts and frames.
    Review of: The Orangutan House
    Written 5 February 2022
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  • B T
    London, UK1,194 contributions
    Lots of information
    The museum was very good, it has lots of information about the history of melaka. The only negative thing is that most of the museum is a series of painting with information about the history of melaka, there are not many actual artefacts to look at.
    Review of: Melaka History and Ethnography Museum
    Written 23 August 2022
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  • JinjjaDaebakk
    Singapore, Singapore154 contributions
    Worth Visiting
    Quite hard to get to but I think its worth it. There is an entry fee. The submarine is properly maintained and to my amazement, there's air conditioning inside the submarine. There are also 2 fighter jets in this compound.
    Review of: Submarine Museum
    Written 16 December 2022
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  • Haytham Abu Firas
    Qatar14,343 contributions
    Proclamation of Independence Memorial
    Unfortunately our guide is not a guide but a driver. He dropped us in this great place and came to pick us after 2 hours. We had a hard time trying to ask about places and read some signage to understand. Later on, I came to know that what we saw was The Proclamation of Independence Memorial.
    Review of: Independence Memorial
    Written 26 September 2023
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  • Alex H
    Port St. Mary, UK1,313 contributions
    A must do if in Melaka
    Interesting museum with some graphic detail on prison life in Malaysia over the years, including punishments and sentences. Lots of cells still in tact, and tons of English and Malaysian signage about interesting facts. The staff are super friendly, in particular one prison gentleman (who we didn’t get the name), who showed us round and gave us tips on directions etc.
    We also visited on a Thursday morning and at 11:00am there was a special theatrical performance, all in Malaysian, which told a story of two women being sentenced to death. There was also some traditional dancing in the courtyard afterwards. We really enjoyed it here and found the whole experience fascinating and insightful.
    Entry is only RM6 for non Malaysians so absolutely worth a visit!
    Review of: Malaysia Prison Museum
    Written 1 June 2023
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