As a major tin mine producer, Bangka has its own Tin Museum or Museum Timah so you can learn everything about tin and its mine from beginning process until the final products. The good thing about the the museum is 199% free. The installation is good but could've been better with a small upgrade from the graphic design division. For the management, please keep the museum cleans and the maintenance.

If you are a metallurgist and visiting pangkal pinang, Yoi have to visit this place. The guide is so friendly and the information inside the museum are comprehensive.

A really interesting museum! Filled with historical artefacts and mining equipments from PT.Timah, there is also an augmented reality sandbox which is very exciting to played with, and a broad range of varying rocks which you can observe, touch, and documented, collected from Bangka - Belitung with differeny minerals! The hospitality is also very nice, you are welcomed and guided very patiently by the workers there... Overall 5/5! Will go there a second time

A great museum on Indonesian tin mining and industry as well as the history of Bangka since 1st century, a must visit place when in pangkalpinang...

This is a must place when you have time to visit Bangka Island. After surrounding all parts of the museum, I finally knew the name of this island 'Bangka' came from Vanka (Portuguese word) means tin. This word represented how this island rely on tin. Tin is the main comodity. I was amazed the history of tin exploration which started in 17th centuries displayed well-organized.

Museum is the best place if you want to know about history, in this case is the history of tin in Indonesia. You can learn more about tin and PT Timah history, from the first ever tin used as currency and accessories until how it is processed and exported by PT Timah is explained here. The Informations here are easy to understand. What i really interested here is the information about thorium whom the guide said its sample and information is available here, but actually it doesnt (well it is to be expected since thorium is a radioactive material like uranium 😅). I'm not bored to say " i respect locals who visit a museum " since there only a few locals who is interested in visiting museum (almost all museum i've ever visited, the visitor there mostly foreigners)

You can learn about tin and it's history here, particularly about tin in Bangka Belitung. If you come at weekdays you can visit the pewter crafting just 3-4 blocks to the right of the museum.

My kids so excited here

When you visit bangka island, you must visit this museum once. The place is neat and the guide is friendly. I hope they add more display about tin.

I love this place. First of all it's free. And they had few tour guide, for me who knows nothing, it was great. The museum are in good condition, clean and well managed.

Good place to learn about Tin history, mining, and applications. Lady in charge and the security were so nice and told is a lot of things related to the museum. The museum itself was good and well maintained. So recommended if you visit Pangkal Pinang.