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Magic, antiques, your most intimate museum experience in Singapore—all in this postwar home

Easily the most intimate museum experience one can have in Singapore is a visit to The Intan, a private home in the vibrant and picture-magnet Joo Chiat area. If you’ve flown Singapore Airlines and paid attention to its safety video, you’d have caught glimpses of its beauty and old world charm—and wondered if you can pay a visit.  The place is a treasure trove of Peranakan curiosities, clothing and objets d’art collected in the last 30 or so years by Alvin Yapp who runs the museum and describes himself as “100 percent Peranakan, 100 percent Chinese, 100 percent Singaporean and 100 percent Catholic.” If you’ve heard, or even tasted Peranakan food—which is popular in Singapore—Yapp’s little two-story kingdom is another way to immerse yourself more in the Peranakan culture.   Read more.. ...

September 22, 2023
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Look out for these unique new experiences at three private museums in Singapore

With its 20th anniversary taking place in 2023, Peranakan house museum The Intan’s Connoisseur Experiences are for locals and tourists. Expanding beyond classic tea ceremonies to private dining, shoe beading or tile painting, the guided events are perfect for those looking for unique, up-close experiences of Peranakan culture. https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/look-out-for-these-unique-new-experiences-at-three-private-museums-in-singapore  Read more.. ...

September 22, 2023
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Lagardère Travel Retail highlights Singaporean Sense of Place with ‘Celebrate All Things Peranakan’ campaign

 Lagardère Travel Retail brand Discover Singapore has partnered with The Intan, a local museum, to showcase Peranakan heritage at Singapore Changi Airport. The Celebrate All Things Peranakan campaign incorporates storytelling, visual merchandising animation and original Peranakan artefacts. [See below for more on the Peranakans https://www.moodiedavittreport.com/lagardere-travel-retail-highlights-singaporean-sense-of-place-with-celebrate-all-things-peranakan-campaign/  Read more.. ...

September 22, 2023
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Starbucks + The Intan Collection Honors Heritage with New Locally-inspired Food and Drinks from Shiok! Food Collab

With National Day approaching, we look at some of the cultures that also run alongside our national heritage: the rich Peranakan culture. Starbucks and The Intan — a private museum for Peranakan culture with tours & artefacts — have come together to launch the Starbucks + The Intan Collection — a collaboration that has been in the works for around a year. Through this collaboration, they have created aesthetic Peranakan-inspired designs that depict iconic Peranakan shophouses in a cool and cute art style.  Read more.. ...

July 21, 2023
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More than 70 Chinese-Peranakan culture artefacts on display at Gardens by the Bay till May 3

More than 70 artefacts of Chinese and Peranakan culture are on display at Gardens by the Bay (GBTB) from now till May 3.  These artefacts are loans from local cultural and historical museums The Intan, Peranakan Museum, and The Society for Chinese Ceramic Studies. It will be showcased alongside peonies at GBTB’s Precious Peony floral display. This is the first time GBTB is collaborating with local museums for a floral display in its 10 years.  Some of the artefacts on display include everyday items unique to the Chinese Peranakan culture such as kasut manek (hand-beaded slippers), chupu (covered jars) and bakul siah (wedding baskets).   Read more.. ...

June 18, 2023
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Magic, antiques, your most intimate museum experience in Singapore—all in this postwar home

Easily the most intimate museum experience one can have in Singapore is a visit to The Intan, a private home in the vibrant and picture-magnet Joo Chiat area. If you’ve flown Singapore Airlines and paid attention to its safety video, you’d have caught glimpses of its beauty and old world charm—and wondered if you can pay a visit.  The place is a treasure trove of Peranakan curiosities, clothing and objets d’art collected in the last 30 or so years by Alvin Yapp who runs the museum and describes himself as “100 percent Peranakan, 100 percent Chinese, 100 percent Singaporean and 100 percent Catholic.” If you’ve heard, or even tasted Peranakan food—which is popular in Singapore—Yapp’s little two-story kingdom is another way to immerse yourself more in the Peranakan culture.   Read more.. ...

June 18, 2023
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The Intan: Peranakan Home Museum Filled With Antiques As Diverse & Colourful As Nyonya Kueh

The Peranakan culture has a vibrant heritage and rich history, and no word captures its many facets better than the intan, which translates to “rose-cut diamond” in Malay. Like its namesake, The Intan is an award-winning museum-home situated in the heart of Joo Chiat, an eastside enclave known for being the heart of Peranakan culture in Singapore. Owned by Alvin Yapp, The Intan is a manifestation of his lifelong passion for the culture, and boasts one of the widest collections of Peranakan antiques you can find on our little red dot. From colourful tinkat carriers to rare pieces of furniture, here’s what’s in store at this cosy museum that’ll make you feel like you’ve just stepped into your old baba’s home from back in the day.  Read more.. ...

June 18, 2023
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Most Innovative Museums to visit in Singapore

Check out Twinkl’s top picks for innovative museums to visit in Singapore! The holidays isn’t the same without a trip to a museum! Exploring what the earth was like centuries ago or even looking into how much science has advanced has always made museum trips so educational and fun! Now that the doors to our museums will be reopening slowly, we thought we would pick out the most innovative and informative museums for parents to visit with their children in Singapore! Read more.. ...

November 10, 2021
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Alvin Yapp: A Deep Love For All Things Peranakan

“Hello! Welcome to my home.” You know you’re in for a good time at The Intan museum when Alvin Yapp warmly greets you by the door with his disarming smile. He got me at hello (just like Renée Zellweger in the Jerry Maguire movie). The resident cum museum owner and curator lives on the second floor of The Intan. This designated Heritage Home is draped in floor-to-ceiling vintage Peranakan artefacts that are all part of Alvin’s personal collection since he was a teenager. Read more ...

November 9, 2021
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Goodbye, prejudice. Hello, Miss Universe Singapore Organisers and contestants are dragging the age-old pageant kicking and screaming into the woke era.

HELMI YUSOFhelmi@sph.com.sg@HeliBT PLUS-SIZED women. LBTQ women. Women with skin conditions, prosthetic limbs or other physical disadvantages. Muslim women who want to cover their hair with a hijab and wear athleisure instead of a bikini. Athletic women whose bodies are hard and muscular instead of soft and curvy. All are welcome to compete in the newly revamped Miss Universe Singapore. Organisers of Miss Universe Singapore are taking the beauty pageant kicking and screaming into the woke era. The competition wants to become much less of a flesh parade than a celebration of inclusivity and empowerment. The vibe will be less James Blunt's You're Beautiful and more Christina Aguillera's Beautiful. While the pictures you see here of 2021's finalists suggest little has changed, the organisers and contestants say otherwise. "We've put the word out that the competition is transforming itself for the new era. But it will take time for people to hear about it, and...

September 3, 2021
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Get Your Seat To The Front Row 2021 Virtual Fashion Festival

Fashionistas at ready, The Front Row 2021, Singapore’s definitive virtual fashion festival kicks off today. The curtains have been raised on the 2nd edition virtual fashion fest, featuring a newly updated line-up of artists, curated podcasts, and livestream collaborations. Catch it all on one free-to-view 360-degree 3D platform. More pictures ...

August 30, 2021
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When a pandemic pivot becomes permanent: A look at virtual tourism

5 min read  As the pandemic forces all kinds of services into the digital realm, tour operators are forced to switch up their business models. Pivoting an in-person tour into a virtual one requires patience and dedication but as the experiences of The Intan and Everyday Tour Company show, the results are ultimately rewarding. Read more. ...

August 5, 2021
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Private museums here struggle for visitors amid Covid-19 despite SingapoRediscovers voucher bookings

SINGAPORE - To keep all six of his full-time employees, Mr Takumi Minami has had to sell his shares in a restaurant and a gym. The owner of Singapore Musical Box Museum is Japanese, but passionately believes in his work of highlighting Singapore's important role in the development of music boxes in the region. In the absence of tourists during the Covid-19 pandemic, his small museum at the Thian Hock Keng temple in Telok Ayer Street has seen visitorship drop by more than half. Read more ...

July 29, 2021
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Falling in Love with Peranakan Culture at The Intan

Sitting in the heart of Joo Chiat, The Intan is a two-storey shophouse that boasts a rich and diverse collection of elaborate antiques. I was immediately attracted by the nostalgic sight of the Tam Puis (or spittoons) and ornate tiffin carriers bursting with colours lined up along the long and narrow wooden staircase upon entering the heritage place. It is both an award-winning private Peranakan museum and the home of its owner — Baba Alvin Yapp. read more ...

May 31, 2021
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Explore the obscure: 6 secret museums to check out in Singapore

SINGAPORE - Fancy a dose of culture this weekend? If you have exhausted the big guns, like National Gallery Singapore and the National Museum, why not visit less well-known, niche museums? With the authorities urging Singapore residents to patronise home-grown attractions and boost domestic tourism under Covid-19, now may be the best time to explore the obscure museums sprinkled across the island. These niche museums represent a chance to understand the unwavering zeal of collectors of musical boxes, medical equipment and war paraphernalia. Read here. ...

August 25, 2020
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Quirky museums

From music boxes to medical equipment, these museums have something for everyone read more ...

August 23, 2020
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Special COVID 19 Announcement

Due to the current COVID 19 situation, The Intan will be taking additional precaution to ensure your safety and hygiene during your visit.  1. All tours will be self-guided with a member of The Intan to assist with any questions.   2.  We will limit a maximum of 12 visitors within the premises of The Intan at any one time. 3.  All visitors and employees will be required to wear their face masks at all times. 4.  There will be registration and contact-tracing measures via SafeEntry.5.  All visitor health declarations will be obtained with temperature screening measures in place. Persons who are unwell will be turned away and encouraged to seek medical attention.6.  We will adopt SG Clean standards as the new norm for sanitisation and hygiene, which includes regular cleaning of common and high-touch surfaces (e.g. handrails, handles, knobs) ...

June 25, 2020
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The Intan welcomes you onboard Silkair

Alvin Yapp was recently interviewed by Silkair for their Silkwinds Magazine. The interview article features insights and views on all things Peranakan. Fly with Silkair in August and see if you can spot Alvin!...

July 31, 2017
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Sing or pour your heart out

Seabourn and Singapore Tourism Board hosted agents on a four-day trip to celebrate the naming of Seabourn Encore and to explore the popular cruise destination. Read More...

February 27, 2017
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Peranakan enclaves a surprising side of glitzy Singapore

The two-story home on Joo Chiat Terrace is packed with porcelain, jewelry, silver, clothing, shoes, and intricately carved display cases. A woman prepares tea in the kitchen. Her husband dusts the colorful tiffin carriers stacked on the stairwell. Their son, Alvin Yapp, can’t keep still as he describes the house. Read More...

February 27, 2017
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