The Peranakan Museum occupies the Old Tao Nan School building at 39 Armenian Street in Singapore's museum district. It specializes in Peranakan culture and is the sister museum of the Asian Civilisations Museum. Planning began in 2006, when its Armenian Street wing closed for a major revamp that added 25 percent more exhibition space.
It officially opened on April 25, 2008, with ten permanent galleries. Key features include the Peranakan Wedding Bed, which belonged to Mrs. Quah Hong Chiam of Penang, and nyonyaware porcelain.
The museum closed for renovations on April 1, 2019, and reopened on February 17, 2023. The National Heritage Board is listed as its curator. It operates as a museum and gallery with permanent and special exhibition galleries.
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