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Public Talk: Auspicious Design and Hidden Meanings in Peranakan Altar Cloths

Public Talk: Auspicious Design and Hidden Meanings in Peranakan Altar Cloths


Altar cloths were used to decorate the fronts of Peranakan altars during Chinese New Year or other special occasions.

 

Come learn more about the auspicious motifs featured on Peranakan altar cloths and how they have been re-imagined and adapted on batik versions to better suit the Peranakan community in Southeast Asia. 

Conducted in English.

Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

No registration required.

  • Date: 30 Sep 
  • Time: 11am – 12.30pm 
  • Venue: Little Paradise Room (Level 1)

 

Credit: image of Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall


Age

For parents


Price

Free


Telephone number

+65 6256 7377


Links


Address

Singapore
12 Tai Gin Road, Singapore 327874

How to get there?

By Bus

Bus service nos. 21, 130, 131, 139, 139M, 145, 186 (to alight at Zhongshan Mall) 
Bus service nos. 139, 139M: Opp EASB (to alight at East Asia Institute of Management) 

By Train

Toa Payoh Station (NS19) 
Take bus service nos. 139, 145 from Toa Payoh Bus Interchange (to alight at Zhongshan Park) 

Novena Station (NS20)
Take bus service nos. 21, 131 from Novena Church (to alight at Zhongshan Park)

Alternatively, the Memorial Hall is a 20 minute walk from Toa Payoh Station (NS19) or Novena Station (NS20) 

 

By Car

Pan-Island Expressway (PIE), from Changi Aiport towards Tuas
Take Exit 17 (Balestier Road/Thomson Road/Upper Thomson Road) onto Jalan Datoh. Turn left at Balestier Road, then turn left at Ah Hood Road. 

Pan-Island Expressway (PIE), from Tuas towards Changi Airport
Take Exit 17D (Thomson Road/Toa Payoh) onto Jalan Toa Payoh. Turn right to stay on Thomson Road. Turn left to Balestier Road, then turn left at Ah Hood Road.

Parking

The Memorial Hall does not offer parking spaces. Visitors may park at Zhongshan Mall, HomeTeamNS-JOM Clubhouse, or Ah Hood Gardens housing estate.