National Textile Museum and Persatuan Peranakan Baba Nyonya Kuala Lumpur & Selangor (2008) present a talk and workshop on

Title: Embellishing the Phoenix – the Nyonyas and their jewellery.

Date: Saturday, 12^th January 2013

Time: 2.30 pm

Venue: National Textiles Museum, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Kuala Lumpur (opposite Dataran Merdeka and next to Dayabumi).

Mr. Norman Cho is a collector of Peranakan fabric, jewellery and porcelain and contributes articles regularly to the quarterly The Peranakan magazine issued by Peranakan Association of Singapore.  Mr. Norman Cho will be speaking about various ornaments worn by the Nyonyas and how you can select and collect Nyonya jewels as beginners.  He will be sharing many personal photos and anecdotes of such jewels.

Cost:

RM20/head for PPBNKLS, MVM and Friends of the Museum

RM30/head for others.

Light refreshment will be served after the talk.

Kindly confirm your attendance to the following by 5^th January 2013:

-          Pn. Asmah Abu Samah at asmah@jmm.gov.my

-          Mr. Cedric Tan at peranakan_kl@yahoo.com