HERITAGE MUSEUM SETTLEMENT PORTUGESE
This is a museum heritage about potugese people archive that their save all this years. For many years, people have carefully preserved their culture and artefacts from their forefathers. Many events take place while this museum is under its supervision. Brief history of museum; 2008- JKKP management left the museum closed and empty for almost 1year - than as committee member Mr Jerry Alcantra volunteer to look after the museum without any allowance and without paying bills. Agree by all the committee members. 2014- New management of JKKP was also in a dilemma because unable manage the museum but they have initiated to meet with PERZIM to assist in the museum management but unfortunately it is not success. Mr Jerry Alcantra continue to look after the museum with same condition as 2008. 2016- New JKKP management unable to assist in paying allowance but they allowed Mr Jerry to continue volunteer to look after the museum with the same condition as 2008. 2018- MPKK management also unable to pay the allowance but allowed Mr Jerry to continue volunteer to look after the museum with the same condition as 2008. 2020- JPKK taking over the museum. All these year's they are volunteering in upkeeping the museum with their true heart and the visitors are mostly; University students who are doing ethnic study Form 6 students who are doing their project Visitors from overseas
Melaka’s seaside Kampung Portugis is born of her colonial past, settled by a Eurasian community known as Kristang, descendants of the Portuguese who conquered Melaka in 1511. The village itself is unexceptional, but it's interesting to learn a little about this ethnically blended community—and it offers an opportunity to enjoy a delicious seafood dinner by the coast. Like the Straits Chinese Peranakan and the Tamil-Malay Chetties, Kristang culture is a unique intermingling of customs and beliefs. Some speak a creole of Portuguese and Malay (called Kristang) although this is somewhat of a dying language, but most are devoutly Roman Catholic—the term “Kristang” comes from “Christian”. The village has an active convent and a shrine to San Pedro (Saint Peter), the patron saint of fishermen, looks out to sea. Their cuisine is spice-rich, a blend not only of Malay and Portuguese, but tastes from other Portuguese colonies like Goa in India and Macau. One notable person of Kristang descent is Tony Fernandes, the CEO of Air Asia.The village was established in the 1930s by two Catholic priests when the British colonial government granted 28 acres of seaside land to the Portuguese descendants. Today, a few wooden houses survive, and you may see fishermen mending their nets or fish drying in the sun. In an attempt to give some background to this historical area, street signs have an explanation of their place.