PANGKALPINANG -- Visiting museums can provide a memorable experience, especially special museums such as the Pangkalpinang Indonesian Tin Museum which is in the Bangka Belitung Archipelago Province.
This museum managed by PT Timah Tbk can be an interesting educational destination to visit. Various information about tin mining in Indonesia is available at the Pangkalpinang Indonesian Tin Museum (MTI).
MTI Pangkalpinang opened in 1997 ago, this museum building is also a historical building and is a cultural heritage. In 2018 the Pangkalpinang Indonesian Tin Museum became the First Tin Museum in Asia.
Every year, MTI Pangkalpinang is visited by dozens to tens of thousands of people from foreign, local, and national origins. Such as tourists, researchers, students, students, and historians.
The museum, which is managed by MIND ID Mining Industry Holding Members, is a place that reveals traces of tin mining in Indonesia and Bangka Belitung.
MTI Pangkalpinang is somewhat different from the general museum with a touch of a more semi-modern atmosphere. This museum is also equipped with supporting infrastructure such as VR, three-dimensional topography, dredging technology, mini studios to self-driving cars. Not only that, this museum also has a variety of interesting dioramas.
Chairman of MTI Pangkalpinang Taufik said, at the Indonesian Tin Museum there are around 500 collections such as tin mining tools, stones, excavation equipment, dredger bowls, excavation equipment, tin blocks, and various miniatures.
"We strive to continue to bring innovation so that there is always something new at the Indonesian Tin Museum. We combine it with a touch of technology so that it can attract the millennial generation to come to the museum," he said.
In addition, MTI also presented a City Tour using a Pownis vehicle, which was one of the most popular means of transportation at that time.
"Pownis city tour is also one of the attractions for tourists to come here because many people are nostalgic for this vehicle to visit historical places in the city of Pangkalpinang," said Taufik.
He added, from January to March 2023, 6,125 people visited the Indonesian Tin Museum.
In 2023, the Indonesian Tin Museum is included as one of the nominations for the 2023 Indonesian Enchantment Award (API) in the Historical Sites category.
"We also hope for support from everyone to support the Pangkalpinang Indonesian Tin Museum to be the best in the 2023 Indonesian Enchantment Award," he said.
For those of you who visit Pangkalpinang City, don't forget to stop by the Pangkalpinang Indonesian Tin Museum, because here there is a lot of knowledge about tin mining, especially since the Bangka Belitung Islands Province is one of the largest tin-producing provinces in Indonesia. (*)
