Pinang Peranakan Mansion

🌺🌺🌺 Highly Recommended · 🏛️ Museums

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Why go

A glittering 19th-century Hokkien-Peranakan mansion stuffed with gilded carvings, heirloom furniture and thousands of antiques. Guided visits explain what daily life looked like for a Straits Chinese tycoon.

⭐ Don't miss: The gold-leaf carved screens and the Nyonya kebaya display

Entry fee: RM30 (adult) / RM18 (child 6–12); under 6 free; complimentary guided tour
Opening hours: Daily 9:30am–5:30pm incl. public holidays (check before you go)
Best time to go: Weekday mornings
Time needed: 1-1.5 hours
How to get there: Free CAT bus in George Town to Church Street, or walk from Penang Jetty; street parking is tight, use Grab.
Address: 29 Church Street, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang
Area: Church Street, George Town, Penang
Facilities: 🚻 toilets🧭 guided tours👶 stroller friendly🧒 kids under 6
Muslim-friendly: No surau confirmed on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Pork-free status not applicable; many halal eateries within walking distance.
Accessibility: Ground floor accessible, upper floors by stairs.
Kids: Kids enjoy the treasure-hunt feel but should not touch exhibits.

☪️ Halal status changes. For food, look for a valid JAKIM certificate (check at myehalal.halal.gov.my). Hotels and venues we have not verified are described as "pork-free", not halal.

⚠️ Safety & weather

Photography rules in some rooms

🧭 Get directions 📍 Google Maps 🌐 Website

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