Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum, Heritage jewelry museum in Melaka Tengah, Malaysia.

The Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum is a heritage building in central Melaka that houses more than 400 pieces of traditional ornaments made by Chinese, Indian, and Sri Lankan craftsmen. The collections span two floors and show the jewelry and metalwork created for the Peranakan community.

The house belonged to a prominent Peranakan Chinese family before its conversion into a museum, which opened in October 2012. Its layout of a living room, two open-air courtyards and a dining room was kept as the exhibition route. The jewellery on show was assembled over more than 30 years.

The house keeps the layout of a Peranakan Chinese family home: a living room, two open courtyards and a dining room. The jewellery on show, from brooches and rings to shoes and porcelain, follows Chinese motifs but was made by Chinese, Indian and Sri Lankan craftsmen, a mix that reflects the port city's trading links.

The museum opens daily, from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on weekdays and until 6.00 p.m. on weekends. The house is arranged as a sequence of rooms: a living room, two open-air courtyards and a dining room, so visitors pass from interior to courtyard and back again. The courtyards are open to the sky.

Beyond the jewelry pieces, the museum displays original tools and equipment that craftsmen used in their work. These practical objects offer a rare look at the daily labor behind the beautiful ornaments on display.