Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Museum
The Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang is in a historic house. The museum building is the same house where Sun Yat-sen devised many of his plans to overthrow the Qing Dynasty. In 1910. Built around 1880 as a residential townhouse, the building is a very fine example of a Straits Settlements merchant’s home. Unusually long at over 130 feet (40 metres) it retains many of its original features – an intimate courtyard garden, a handsome timber staircase, geometric floor tiles, and large beams spanning lime plaster walls. The interior displays original blackwood Straits Chinese furniture and ornately carved wooden screens. The old-fashioned Nyonya kitchen preserves the original firewood stove and kitchen utensils.
Dr Sun Yat-Sen Dining Table
The front air-well or courtyard of 120 is really the most significant part of the house. It was most probably here where the historic meetings were held. Today the same interior is kept neat and airy, the décor comprising a round marble table set with carved wooden legs and mother-of-pearl inlay complete with drum stools; a black mother-of-pearl inlay reclining chair, Victorian-styled showcases, traditional red and black Chinese baskets, large water urns with dragon motifs and original signboards of Wing Sun Company. Tourist gets to take a break as they serve some drinks in the tea cup.
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The kitchen still retains a traditional Nyonya stove in all its glory, 'powered' by wood fire and still in working condition! This area also showcases cooking implements from a time long ago - pewter steamboat, wooden noodle press, traditional grinding stones for making rice flour, copper water boiler, two charcoal burners, clay curry pots and enamel tiffin carrier.
Local coffee (kopi) powder combines coffee beans, sesame beans , salt, sugar and margarine. Water is kept boiling in a locally- fabricated energy-effcient boiler, using a minimum amount of charcoal and a cement slab as a heating element.
Local coffee (kopi) powder combines coffee beans, sesame beans , salt, sugar and margarine. Water is kept boiling in a locally- fabricated energy-effcient boiler, using a minimum amount of charcoal and a cement slab as a heating element.
The ancient lunch box.
120, Lebuh Armenian, George Town, 10200 George Town, Pulau Pinang.
016-442 8785
Sunday to Saturday 9am-5pm
Closed on Monday