There are several museums in Malaysia that have cave or karst related displays.
These include : PERAK
Lenggong Archeological Museum
The Lenggong Archeological Museum is also known as the Kota Tampan Archaeological Museum. The collections feature the Kota Tampan excavation, and the Lenggong prehistory section includes human civilization with artefacts from the Lenggong Valley - such as stone implements from Bukit Jawa, Kg. Temelong and Bukit Bunuh Paleolithic Age. One unique artefact is the 11,000-year old Perak Man skeleton. There are also Bronze Age findings such as at Gua Harimau.
Official website Lenggong Museum and also Lenggong.
Perak Geological Museum
The Geological Museum in Ipoh, Perak was established in 1957. The Museum building forms part of the Minerals and Geoscience Department Complex in Ipoh and displays a good collection of fossils, rocks, minerals and gemstones that have been collected in the country over the years. There is also an interesting collection of different cassiterite (tin ore) samples found in the rich tin-fields of Malaysia as well as a diorama of tin mining in the country whereby various mining methods are explained.
Under the 9th Malaysia Plan, the Geological Museum was extensively renovated (see Nov 2011) and
upgraded to increase the exhibition space and collection of exhibits in the Museum.
Official website Geological Museum.
Perak Museum
Perak Museum is the oldest museum in Peninsular Malaysia and is located in Taiping. There is not much that is cave related, but there is a geological section.
Official website Perak Museum. |
