Batik Boutique Gallery Penang
Penang, MalaysiaA gallery and workshop in a restored George Town shophouse where master batik artists demonstrate traditional wax-resist dyeing and visitors can try hand-painting. The gallery shop sells exceptional hand-drawn batik art that represents genuine Penang craft at prices that properly support the artisan.
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George Town UNESCO Street Art
George Town's world-famous street art trail - over 50 iron rod sculptures and painted murals spread across the heritage city, commissioned for the 2012 George Town Festival. Ernest Zacharevic's "Children on a Bicycle" is the most photographed artwork in Malaysia and a selfie pilgrimage site for millions.
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Khoo Kongsi Clan House Penang
The most elaborate clan house in Malaysia - a 19th-century Hokkien Chinese community temple with a rooftop adorned with 2-ton dragon sculptures, intricately painted eaves, and gold-leaf ceremonial halls. The Khoo Kongsi represents the wealth and ambition of Penang's early Chinese merchant community.
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Pinang Peranakan Mansion Penang
A jaw-dropping museum inside a restored Peranakan magnate's mansion decorated with over 1,000 antiques - Scottish cast-iron columns, French Baroque furniture, Chinese porcelain, and English tiles from the 1890s. The best window into the extraordinary Baba-Nyonya hybrid culture of the Straits Settlements.