Peranakan Museum

The Peranakan Museum tells the story most visitors walk past without knowing it: the Baba Nyonya culture of the Straits Chinese, whose weddings, dress and cooki…The Peranakan Museum tells the story most visitors walk past without knowing it: the Baba Nyonya culture of the Straits Chinese, whose weddings, dress and cooking shaped old Phuket. The complex in Si Sunthon goes beyond display cases, running costume studios where visitors dress in traditional style, a boutique, and a kitchen serving the cuisine the exhibits describe.

It also hires out as a wedding venue in full ceremonial dress, which says something about how alive this tradition still is on the island.