Chitty Museum

Chitty Museum
Muzium Chetti
General information
Type Museum
Location Gajah Berang Street, Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia
Opening 5 August 2003
Management Valliammai A. Sinnaperumal (curator)[1]

The Chitty Museum (Malay: Muzium Chetti) is a museum in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia. The museum is about the minority Chitty community which are found in Malaysia and Singapore. The museum is located within Chitty Village area.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

History

The Chitty had previously desired to run a museum but were stymied by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. A June 2000 visit by Mohd Ali Rustam, the chief minister of Melaka, secured the necessary funding for establishing the museum.[8][9] The construction of the museum was funded by Melaka State Government and completed in September 2002. It was constructed by Melaka Museum Corporation (PERZIM). The museum was opened on 5 August 2003 to introduce the culture of Chitty community.[10]

Architecture

The museum is housed in a traditional Chitty house which has been renovated by PERZIM.[10]

Exhibitions

The museum exhibits all of the information regarding Chitty community. It houses a collection of artifacts and archives of the daily life of Chitty people, ranging from history, temple, attire, trustee, food, culture, religious affairs etc.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tidak bertutur bahasa Tamil". Utusan Online.
  2. ↑ "Sebelum Chetti masuk muzium". Free Malaysia Today.
  3. ↑ "Chetty Museum - Malaysia TravelPedia". malaysiatravelpedia.com.
  4. ↑ "Berita Harian - Jiwa Chetti Melaka". bharian.com.my.
  5. ↑ http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0227&pub=Kosmo&sec=Rencana_Utama&pg=ru_01.htm
  6. ↑ "Cambah seni budaya bangsa - Utusan Sarawak Online". utusansarawakonline.com.
  7. ↑ "Chitty Village - Jalan Gajah Berang, Melaka". malaysia-traveller.com.
  8. ↑ Daniel, Timothy P. (2005). Building Cultural Nationalism in Malaysia: Identity, Representation, and Citizenship. New York: Routledge. pp. 108–109.
  9. ↑ "Museum for Chitty Community", New Straits Times, p. 17, 15 May 2000, retrieved 20 July 2015
  10. 1 2 http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2010&dt=0116&sec=Selatan&pg=ws_01.htm

Coordinates: 2°12′13.4″N 102°14′29.4″E / 2.203722°N 102.241500°E / 2.203722; 102.241500


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