Peringgit

Peringgit is a satellite town of Malacca City and a mukim in Melaka Tengah District, Malacca, Malaysia.

Peringgit

Economy

Education
  • Peringgit National Primary School (Sekolah Kebangsaan Peringgit)

Tourist attractions
Casa Cuba
Macau Gallery
Gallery of the Chief Minister of Malacca
Tun Abdul Ghaffar Baba Memorial
  • Casa Cuba – A gallery which showcases various forms of art by Cuban artists, such as paintings, lithographs and ceramics.[2][3][4] It was established in June 2007 as an initiative of the Cuban Embassy of Malaysia and is located in the residence of the former senior government officer of British Malaya.[5][6]
  • Macau Gallery, Malacca (Malay: Galeri Macau Melaka; traditional Chinese: 馬六甲澳門展館; simplified Chinese: 马六甲澳门展馆; pinyin: Mǎliùjiǎ Àomén Zhǎnguǎn) – Managed by Macau Government Tourist Office,[7] Macau Gallery is a gallery set up by the Government of Malacca in collaboration with the Government of Macau to promote and exhibit the culture and arts of Macau.[8] It occupies the building which has a total built up area of 3,000 m2 and is made up of Straits-themed tiles and Siamese architecture, initially built as a British colonial government office before World War II.[9][10] Macau Gallery was first proposed by the Government of Malacca led by Mohd Ali Rustam, when the Chief Executive of Macau Edmund Ho paid an official visit to the state in 2007. After both governments agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the management of the heritage building in 2009,[11][12] the building was renovated and converted into the gallery today, which was opened on 26 June 2012.[13][14] The gallery is divided into four exhibition zones across two floors, which are: Macau Events, Macau World Heritage, Maritime Routes and "Origins and Culture".
  • Gallery of the Chief Minister of Malacca (Malay: Galeri Ketua Menteri Melaka) is a gallery which displays gifts, souvenirs, personal collections and biographies of the State's Chief Ministers.[15] Its building was used as the official residence for the Chief Ministers from 1972 until 2006, when the new residence at the Seri Negeri complex in Ayer Keroh was completed.[16][17]
  • Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba Memorial (Malay: Memorial Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba) – A memorial gallery that commemorates the life of former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Ghafar Baba.[18] The building was constructed in 1956 and served as Ghafar Baba's residence when he was the Chief Minister of Malacca from 1959–1967. In 2006, the building was converted into a memorial and was opened to the public.[19] It is divided into two exhibition halls: the lower hall which displays most of his personal belongings during his reign as Chief Minister of Malacca, Minister and Deputy Prime Minister and the upper hall which displays his various souvenirs, photos, books, television set, furniture and fittings that he and his family used.

Transportation
  • Gallery of the Chief Minister of Malacca Exhibition Hall
    Gallery of the Chief Minister of Malacca Exhibition Hall

References
  1. "Lotus's Peringgit".
  2. Fadzli Ramli (4 July 2011). "Casa Cuba Exposes Malaysia To Cuban Culture". Bernama. South-South Information Gateway. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. "Casa Cuba meets Melaka heritage city". Bernama. The Brunei Times. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  4. "Cuba comes to Malacca". Bernama. The Star. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. Fadzli Ramli (7 July 2011). "Budaya Cuba di bumi Hang Tuah". Bernama (in Malay). Kosmo!. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  6. "Meeting between the Cuban ambassador and Malaysian delegate to the solidarity in Sri Lanka". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cuba). 3 January 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  7. "Galeri Macau tambah produk pelancongan". Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. "Macau Gallery at Melaka". malacca.ws.
  9. Pacific World Travel Sdn Bhd. "Galeri Macau Gallery Melaka - Pacific World Travel". pacificworld.travel. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  10. "Macau Gallery Melaka". Melaka Cool - Everything about Melaka.
  11. "Macau Tourism Industry Net - Press Release". macautourism.gov.mo.
  12. "Macau Buka Galeri Pelancongan Di Melaka :: Bernama.com". bernama.com.
  13. "Galeri Macau gamit pelancong ke Melaka". Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  14. "Macau Gallery in Malacca opens to showcase Macau". gcs.gov.mo.
  15. "Malacca Chief Minister Gallery". mbmb.gov.my. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  16. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. "Malacca Chief Minister Gallery". AmazingMelaka.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  18. "Memorial Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba".
  19. "Tun Abdul Ghafar Baba's Memorial". AmazingMelaka.com.
  20. "Melaka Sentral Website".

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