Sungai Lembing Museum

Sungai Lembing Museum is located in Sungai Lembing, home to one of the deepest and longest tin mine in the world. The museum, once the residence of a mining officer, houses exhibitions of the history of Sungai Lembing and tin-mining related displays. Based on Chinese records, tin has been mined and exported from Pahang since 1446, emphasizing the importance of Sungai Lembing and its rich historical heritage.

Here, visitors will be treated to various exhibitions and displays that relive the glorious days of Sungai Lembing as the biggest producer of tin in Malaysia. Visitors will learn about the town’s history through photos, along with descriptions and related artifacts that tell the town’s progress through time. The town’s history is dotted with nostalgic events such as award of tin mining concessions to Pahang Consolidated company limited, start of mining, a great fire in Sungai Lembing and flooding, right through the golden age circa 1950s. Exhibitions and displays will also tell visitors of the various methods, process and machines / tools used to mine tin. Some of the machines / tools include safety helmet, tram and drilling machine from the heydays of tin mining