Chitty Museum
Muzium Chetti | |
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| Established | 5 August 2003 |
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| Location | Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 2°12′13.4″N 102°14′29.4″E / 2.203722°N 102.241500°E |
| Type | museum |
| Curator | Valliammai A. Sinnaperumal[1] |
The Chitty Museum (Malay: Muzium Chetti) is a museum about the minority Chitty community, which is located within the Chitty Village area in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.[2][3][4] It is housed in a traditional Chitty house which has been renovated by PERZIM.[5]
The Chitty had previously desired to run a museum but were stymied by the
Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Ali Rustam, Chief Minister of Malacca at the time, secured the necessary funding to establish the museum.[6][7] The construction of the museum was funded by Malacca State Government and completed in September 2002. It was constructed by Malacca Museum Corporation (PERZIM). The museum was opened on 5 August 2003 to introduce the culture of Chitty community.[5]
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
- ^ "Tidak bertutur bahasa Tamil". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Sebelum Chetti masuk muzium". Free Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Berita Harian - Jiwa Chetti Melaka". bharian.com.my. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Chitty Village - Jalan Gajah Berang, Melaka". malaysia-traveller.com.
- ^ a b "Rahsia Muzium Chetti". Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ Daniel, Timothy P. (2005). Building Cultural Nationalism in Malaysia: Identity, Representation, and Citizenship. New York: Routledge. pp. 108–109.
- ^ "Museum for Chitty Community", New Straits Times, p. 17, 15 May 2000, retrieved 20 July 2015