Malaysia Travel Perak Ipoh - Han Chin Pet Soo Museum 闲真别墅 (2022 0809)

Malaysia Travel Perak Ipoh - Han Chin Pet Soo Museum 闲真别墅 (2022 0809)

Address: 3, Jalan Bijeh Timah, 30100 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

Timings : Entry through prior appointment only

The timing slots of appointments for Tuesday to Sunday are: 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM/The museum is closed every Monday

Entry Fees : Free for personal or family tours.

 

Han Chin Pet Soo is a three-storey Hakka tin mining museum located along Jalan Bijeh Timah, close to Kinta river in Ipoh's Old Town, Perak. This heritage building houses antiques, collectibles, furniture, decoration, photographs, authentic tools and equipment from the tin mining era.

The museum was originally a miner's club named 'Hakka Miners' Clubhouse' founded in 1893 by Leong Fee, a tin miner. Managed by Ipoh World Sdn. Bhd., entry to the Han Chin Pet Soo museum is only through prior appointment. With a collection size of 1500+, the museum vividly brings to life streets scenes, the regular ongoings of the club in its heydays and tin mining process.