Muzium Geologi, Ipoh

Muzium Geologi, Ipoh (19 October, 2018)

Muzium Geologi (GPS: 4.59755, 101.11978) is a geology museum within the Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia, or Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia. It is located on Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, which is also Federal Route 1, in Ipoh, Perak. The Department of Mineral and Geosains Malaysia was established on 1 July, 1999, with the merger of the Department of Geological Survey and Mines Department. The Perak branch is located at off Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah. The Department of Mines traces its history back to the British colonial era, when the colonial government established it in 1874 to regulate tin mining activities, especially in the Kinta Valley. This was followed with the enactment of state mining in 1891, and the enactment of domestic mineral ore in 1893, to prevent tin smuggling.

Muzium Geologi on the grounds of Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains provides visitors with information about rocks, sedimentation, fossilisation, and other matters related to geology. This helps explain the availability of tin ore which was once abundant in the Kinta Valley.

Muzium Geologi is open Mondays to Fridays from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Address

Muzium Geologi
Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia,
Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah,
31400 Ipoh, Perak.
Phone: +60-5-547 7052

Visiting Hours

Muzium Geologi is open Mondays to Thursdays from 9:00am to 12:30pmn and from 2:00pm to 4:30pm. On Fridays, it is open from 9:00am to 12:00noon and from 3:00pm to 4:30pm. On Saturdays it is open from 9:00am to 5:00pm. The museum is closed on Sundays and public holidays. Admission is free.

Reception counter at Muzium Geologi (19 October, 2018)

Entrance to the galleries at Muzium Geologi, with an introduction to the Department of Mines and Department of Minerals and Geoscience Malaysia, on the left. (19 October, 2018)