Overseas Chinese Museum

Really fascinating museum! Free, no registration needed. About 20% in English. There's a lot of good dioramas and artifacts, not just text. Goes from the maritime silk road, to Qing era emigration, development of overseas "chinatowns," and the key role of overseas Chinese, especially in SEA. Floors 1-2 are the immigration / overseas Chinese exhibitions. Floor 2 also has a taxidermied animal gallery(???). Floor 3 Is Tan Kah Kee's fantastic antiquities collection. I personally loved it. I had a short layover so only visited for an hour, but you could spend several hours reading (with translator) and looking at all interesting artifacts.

Xtreme Freedom Bikers was here. Good place to visit if you are foreigner. Entrance free.

I visited Overseas Chinese museum Quanzhou China few weeks ago, I was so impressed to see there were two temples at Tangerang Java Indonesia with name Benteng , Indonesia at the museum window display. I have pictures here with my family since we know the temple was built by my ancestor and one at the display was attached at this review . I attached my own photos to show there was a pictures with names on the wall in Chinese character which I am not able to read it neither understand it, but I know one of it was my ancestor name. We cannot trace anything since there were a tsunami disaster on 1883 , when the small Krakatau ( Krakatoa ) exploded on 27th August 1883 left our ancestor 's history gone , but the temple was exist as one of the survivor building. My great grandfather was only a youth left behind survived without family . Then I understand the museum had recorded the migration at that moment . I believe they were connected with Quanzhou, Fujian. It was very touching touring at the museum with lots of information for us. Great museum!

Worth a visit, it's walking distance from Xiamen U and Nanputuo Temple. There's a unique Cat Street across the road.

Rich collections from tan Kah Kee and well curated museum of overseas Chinese stories

Decent museum that shows the history of Xiamen and the overseas chinese...

Seems to be an interesting place to learn about history and migration. I wanted to visit the Museum, but it was closed. Most of the photographs here are not representing the Museum, but from places nearby, like Nanputuo Temple and University (also highly recommended for a visit).

Many things are only known after exploring the museum